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Mussels With Black Bean Sauce garnished with green onions and dried Asian chilies, with a spoon holding some of the mussels

Incredibly Easy and Delicious Mussels With Black Bean Sauce

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Mussels with Black Bean Sauce is an absolutely MUST try dish which is super easy to make and absolutely mouthwatering!
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 people
Calories 238 kcal

Equipment

  • Deep Saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb frozen mussels
  • 4-6 each Asian dried chilies can omit if you like or reduce amount or add more!
  • 3 tablespoon black bean sauce
  • 2 green onions sliced

Instructions
 

  • Add 2 lb of frozen mussels to a deep saucepan and place on med high heat.
    mussels in a saucepan
  • Once they come to the boil and start to open, add and stir in 3 heaping tablespoons of black bean sauce.
    Mussels With Black Bean Sauce in a saucepan
  • Continue to cook until all or most all of the mussels open, stirring every so often. Then add the Asian dried chilies (if using) and green onions. Stir to combine.
    Mussels With Black Bean Sauce topped with dried Asian chilies and chopped green onions
  • Your Mussels With Black Bean Sauce are now ready to serve!
    Mussels With Black Bean Sauce garnished with green onions and dried Asian chilies, with a spoon holding some of the mussels

Notes

Enjoy this amazingly delicious dish with heaps of steamed rice!  Be sure that the juices from the mussels and the black bean sauce are generously poured over the rice which will soak up those delicious juices!
A word about the Asian chilies - you can leave them whole for less spice or cut them up so the seeds fall out for more spice.  You can even just add them to the dish for some color, and put them on the side when enjoying these mussels!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 30gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 666mgPotassium: 811mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1020IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 10mg
Keyword black bean sauce, mollusks, mussels, shellfish
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