STEAMED MUSSELS WITH SOY

Steamed Mussels With Soy image

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories dinner, appetizer, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

Steps:

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.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 460, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 55 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1518 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams