November 6, 2006

Recipe News: Flex your mussels with Thai recipe

"If you have a craving for seafood, and you want it cooked quickly, flex your retail buying power and purchase some fresh mussels. They are widely available, can be readied in minutes and this plump, budget-friendly mollusk won't bruise your bank account. Before you put them in the pot, though, there are some things to consider.
It's best to buy fresh mussels the day you need them. However, if very fresh, they could be stored for a day in the coldest part of your fridge.
You'll find fresh mussels sold in three ways. Some stores have live tanks, where they'll scoop out the mussels and package them the moment the customer orders them; other places will keep the mussels on ice in a presentation case; and stores lacking these pieces of equipment will simply pre-pack them in foam containers.
No matter where you buy them, you should choose mussels with tightly shut shells or that have shells that tightly shut when tapped, the latter of which is hard to do if the mussels are prepackaged. If the mussels don't close their shells they are dead and should not be eaten."

includes recipe for:

Green Thai Curry Mussels

Full article here.