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Thai Spiced Mussel Soup with Leeks and Carrot Spaghetti
Recipe Courtesy of Ming Tsai
Show:  East Meets West With Ming Tsai
Episode:  Mussels Two Ways--Chinese and Thai
1 sliced onion
2 long slices of galangal or 4 of ginger
2 fresh serrano chiles or fresh Thai bird chilies, de-stemmed, sliced
4 stalks lemon grass, white part sliced
4 kaffir lime leaves
2 tablespoons 3-Crab fish sauce
8 cups chicken stock
1 pound Prince Edward Island Mussels, cleaned and prepped
2 large leeks, white part julienned
1 carrot, spaghetti-cut, or fine julienne
Salt and white pepper to taste
Canola oil to cook

In a hot wok coated with oil saute onions until caramelized. Add galangal, chilies, lemon grass and leaves. Deglaze with fish sauce. Add chicken stock and slowly simmer to a 20 percent reduction. Strain and keep hot. Check for seasoning. In a very hot wok coated with oil stir fry mussels until they start to open. Add leeks and carrots. Season. Check again for flavor. Serve immediately.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes

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