Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons peanut or canola oil
  • ¼ 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
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

      458 calories; 16 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 0 grams sugars; 54 grams protein; 127 milligrams cholesterol; 1519 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

4 servings

Preparation

  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.
  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.
  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.

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