Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chillies

Ingredients for Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chillies

• 5 tablespoons butter, divided

• 575g chopped spring onions (about 10 large)

• 1 cup chopped fresh coriander

• 1 cup sake

• 6 Thai bird chillies with seeds or 3 small serrano chillies with seeds, sliced crosswise into thin rounds

• 2 teaspoons soy sauce

• 3 large garlic cloves, pressed

• 1.1kg mussels, scrubbed, debearded

How to make Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chillies

Melt 45ml butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add spring onions and sauté until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add next 5 ingredients. Bring to boil. Add mussels. Cover pot and increase heat to high. Cook until mussels open, 5 to 6 minutes.

Divide mussels among bowls (discard any mussels that do not open). Boil juices in pot to reduce slightly, about 1 minute. Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over mussels; serve.

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