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Narragansett Bay Estuary
Phone: 401.222.4700
Web: www.nbep.org

Mussels with Vietnamese Spices

3 to 3 1/2 lbs of mussels, cleaned
1 large lemon grass stalk,
peel off outer layer, then mince
2 green scallion stalks, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped, or 1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp oregano
2 tbl cilantro
1/4 tsp dried crushed
red chili pepper
1 tsp lemon pepper blend
1 tbl fish sauce
1 tbl olive oil
1/2 cup white wine

Place mussels in a large sauce pan and combine all ingredients over high heat.
Let steam for five minutes. Shake sauce pan occasionally while steaming for another 2 minutes or until mussels have opened. Serve hot.

- This delicious recipe is provided by Mai Donahue, a Rhode Island resident who enjoys using local seafood resources in spicy Vietnamese dishes.

* ANEP and its associates are not responsible for any health difficulties caused by recipes found on this website.


Narragansett Bay is perhaps best known as a sailing destination and boatbuilding center, but to the people of Southern New England, the estuary is much more than a yachting capital. Rhode Island was literally built on the shores of Narragansett Bay, and in many ways the bay remains the center of Rhode Island's natural, historic and cultural geography. From the 1800s through the mid 1900s, Narragansett Bay was a center of American industry, maritime commerce, and naval operations. Today, the bay's most important economic uses are recreation and tourism-outdoor recreational activities on the bay are valued at $2 billion per year.