Dinner for Two: Coconutty Mussels with Ginger, Lemongrass, Chili, and Cilantro on Rice Noodles

Seashore mussels are stewed in a simple but exotic broth of coconut milk, lime, cilantro, lemongrass, and chilies. Spooned over rice noodles, there is nothing better than this easy, exotic one-pot classic.

Steamed Mussels With Thai-Style Coconut-Curry Broth

Mussels are the easiest choose-your-own-adventure one-pot meal around, and I intend to prove it to you. This version uses my standard steamed mussel technique and combines it with flavors from Central Thailand to create a dish whose basic process is pretty much identical to the French version, but whose end results are entirely different.

Mussels With Thai Red Curry Broth and Rice Noodles

Mussels are already winners for quick cooking, sustainability, and flavor; they also pair well with a wide range of other ingredients. Here, we bring Thai inspiration with a spicy red curry coconut broth and a shower of fresh herbs. Serving it with quick-cooking rice noodles brings the whole meal together in under 20 minutes.

Mussels With Fennel-Saffron Broth

I've gone on record as saying that mussels are the easiest choose-your-own-adventure one-pot meal around, and I intend to prove it to you. This version uses my standard steamed mussel technique and combines it with the classic flavors of a French bouillabaisse. Fennel, saffron, and tomatoes are cooked together with a little pastis and orange zest to form an aromatic, briny broth for dipping bread into.

Steamed Mussels from Prince Edward Island

Steamed mussels are a delicious appetizer or main course and so quick and easy to make at home when armed with a few tips. Our favorites are PEI mussels, but as long as they’re fresh, you can’t go wrong.

How to cook Mussels with Garlic White Wine Sauce

This is how to cook mussels in a very classic way that really makes the most of beautiful fresh mussels! Garlic, white wine, butter and lemon.

The Secret Ingredient (Saffron): Mussels with Saffron and Tomatoes

There is something about creamy saffron mussel anything that just works. Simple mussels, stewed with sweet, just-burst tomatoes, thick sweet cream, and pungent, almost-bitter saffron. I dare you not to drink the broth like soup.

Anglo-Indian Coconut Clam Stew

Clams are a great way to get into seafood stews and curries if you aren't quite ready to take the plunge into fish, and this stew, made with chilies, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, and coconut, is a particularly good way to enjoy them.

Mussels Fra Diavolo with Roasted Garlic from 'The Catch'

Mussels are pretty much my default shellfish. They're easy to cook, easy to eat, and taste of little more than the sweet, briny ocean. In Ben Sargent's Mussels Fra Diavolo from his new cookbook, The Catch, the usual diavolo players (chile flakes, tomatoes, white wine) are present, but it's the uncommon addition of roasted garlic that makes the dish memorable.

Mussels Escabeche

This classic Spanish escabeche recipe features plump mussels in an aromatic marinade of olive oil, vinegar, garlic, herbs, and spices—perfect as a drinking snack, appetizer, and more.