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Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chiles

Name: Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chiles
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons butter, divided; 2 1/2 cups chopped green onions (about 10 large); 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 cup sake; 6 Thai bird chiles with seeds or 3 small serrano chiles with seeds, sliced crosswise into thin rounds; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 3 large garlic cloves, pressed; 2 1/2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded

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Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add green 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.
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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.

Recipes sourced from Epicurious.com.

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