Spicy Black Bean Mussels

Spicy Black Bean Mussels

Ingredients:        (For 4 persons)

2 -3 lbs mussels, cleaned and debearded

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 tablespoon hopped  garlic

1 tablespoon  chopped ginger

2 jalapeno chiles, chopped(or Thai bird chiles)

 1 tablespoon fermented black beans

1/2 cup dry white wine

 2  tomatoes, diced

1 tablespoon  nam pla (fish sauce)

 2 cups chicken stock, divided 

8 ounces  rice noodles, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes

 1 cup Thai basil, chiffonier

 1 bunch  chives, chopped

2 tablespoons butte salt, pepper to taste 

 2  limes, halved

Directions:


 1 soak noodles in warm water while preparing the rest of the ingredients.

 2 heat oil in a large wok or pot.

3 add garlic, ginger, chiles and black beans and heat until softened, 2 minutes.

 4 add wine and 1 c chicken stock.

5 add mussels, cover and heat 5 minutes until mussels open.

 6 add tomatoes, fish sauce, and remaining chicken stock.

7 drain rice noodles and add to pot.

8 add basil, chives and butter, stir well.

9 season with salt and pepper to taste.

10 divide into 4 pasta bowls, squeeze a half lime over each serving.