2 lb Fresh mussels
1 Lemon Grind to paste
-or 1t powder 3 tb Fish sauce Nuc-Mam
Vietnamese (or Thai) 1 ts Sugar
2 Dried hot red pepper
2 Cloves garlic
2 tb Water
1. Clean and scrub the mussels as shown in class.
2. While mussels are draining, prepare sauce: Blend garlic and red peppers
into a paste. Add juice of 1 lemon, 3 tb fish sauce, 1 tb sugar, and finally, 2 tb water.
3. Preheat broiler.
4. Place clean, dry mussels in a single layer on a baking sheet.
5. Broil mussels just until they are all open and aromatic.
6. Remove from broiler and serve with rice. Dip mussels into sauce to eat.