Steamed Mussels With Soy

Name: Steamed Mussels With Soy
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons peanut or canola oil; 1/4 cup roughly chopped scallions; 1 tablespoon roughly chopped ginger; 2 cloves garlic, lightly smashed; 4 pounds mussels (or 6 to 8 pounds hard-shell clams), well washed; 1 tablespoon soy sauce

By Mark Bittman

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 4(5)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

2tablespoons peanut or canola oil
¼cup roughly chopped scallions
1tablespoon roughly chopped ginger
2cloves garlic, lightly smashed
4pounds mussels (or 6 to 8 pounds hard-shell clams), well washed
1tablespoon soy sauce

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Preparation

Step 1
Put oil in saucepan large enough for all of the mussels. Turn heat to medium. One minute later, add scallions, ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about a minute.
Step 2
Add mussels, turn heat to high, and cover pot. Cook, shaking pot occasionally, until all (or nearly all) of them open, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat.
Step 3
Scoop mussels into serving bowl. Add soy sauce to liquid, and then pass liquid through a fine strainer (or a coarse strainer lined with cheesecloth). Pour liquid over mussels, and serve.