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.

Dinner Tonight: Steamed Mussels in Coconut Milk

My mussel consumption has fallen drastically since I moved away from the East Coast. What used to be a dinner at least two to three times a month has now turned into something I only eat two to three times...

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.

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.

Seriously Asian: Thai Curries, Part One: Lobster in Yellow Curry Sauce

[Photographs: Chichi Wang] Taking a hiatus from my usual spoilsport-y self, I caved into the pressure of Halloween and served a menu built around orange foodstuffs. To start, a persimmon and daikon salad. To end, a kabocha cheesecake. The entrée...

Spicy Steamed Mussels With 'Nduja

Spicy, funky Calabrian sausage is the perfect companion to briny, sweet, steamed mussels. And they come together in 20 minutes flat.

Real-Deal Khao Soi Gai (Northern Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup With Chicken)

Rich, creamy, and packed with uncompromising flavor from a slew of aromatics and shrimp paste, this classic Northern Thai Khao Soi Gai recipe combines tender braised chicken in a coconut-y curry broth with boiled and fried noodles.

Kanom Jeen Nam Ya (Thai Fish Curry with Rice Noodles)

A saucy Thai fish curry, perfect for dressing noodles.

Cod à la Nage (Poached in Broth) With Coconut Milk, Lime, and Lemongrass

Gently poach cod in a broth of coconut milk, lemongrass, ginger, fresh chiles, and fish sauce for an easy and flavorful dinner.

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.