Sake mussels are a delicious seafood dish made of fresh steamed mussels cooked in an aromatic sake butter sauce. It’s finished with Asian-inspired ingredients like Thai basil, bird’s eye chilies, ginger, shallots, garlic, and soy sauce. The mussels are super juicy and flavorful, and the sauce is spicy and refreshing.
Servings 2servings
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Ingredients
2lbmussels
1tspsalt
2tbspunsalted butter
1tbspneutral oil
1small shallotfinely chopped
4garlic clovesminced
1/2tspgrated ginger
1cupsake
1tbspsoy sauce
1-2Thai chili pepperschopped
1handful Thai basilsubstitute with your favorite herbs
Instructions
Start by purging the mussels. In a large mixing bowl, soak the mussels in cold water, making sure they're completely submerged. Mix in salt then set aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Scoop the mussels out of the dirty water into a colander. Be sure not to pour the mussels out from the mixing bowl to avoid the sand and debris. Scrape off the debris and grime on the shell using a brush or another mussel. Rinse then drain well.
In a large pot, heat neutral oil and butter over medium heat. Add shallot, garlic, and ginger and saute for 1 minute or until fragrant.
Pour in the sake and soy sauce. Once it comes to a boil, add the mussels and Thai chili peppers. Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the Thai basil then cover for another 2 minutes or until the mussels have opened. Be sure to discard any mussels that have not opened.