Post #614538 by Professor G on Sat, Nov 19, 2011 10:13 AM

Well, shoot, I’ve been browsing around digging on the collected works of Bamboo Ben, Grog, MadDog Mike and others (many others) and now I feel the need to contribute something once again. For your consideration: 2-Tone Mussels. This is drop-dead easy, really tasty and not very expensive plus you end up with a nice mid-century color palate of coral and pale green.

2-Tone Mussels
Twenty-four cooked New Zealand GreenLip Mussels (I find them steamed and frozen on the half-shell [if I can get’em here in the Wastelands, you can probably find them, too].)
1 cup of mayonnaise, divided into two equal portions
1 Tbsp fake wasabi-in-a-tube
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 tsp lime juice
1 Tbsp sri racha sauce

Let the mussels thaw a bit, if frozen. Gently lift the flesh off of the adductor, then set them back down. This makes them more forkable.

Pre-heat your broiler.

Mix one dose of mayo with the fake wasabi (if you can get real wasabi a.) I envy you and b.) please don’t use it in this), sugar and lime juice. Mix the other dose with the sri racha. Customize this as you wish according to your spice level.

Put a dollop of mayo on each mussel. I like to put the wasabi mayo on the orange ones (the females) and the sri racha mayo on the beige (the males). Broil them 4-6 inches from the heat until they are bubbly and start to brown, around four minutes.

Serve them, and this is the hardest part, coral-green-coral-green-etc.

It’s a nice little appetizer, looks good on a plate and can be be readied beforehand so you can hang out with your party.