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Ingredients

• ✓ red thai chile
• butter
• shallot
• garam masala
• turmeric
• bay leaf
• ginger
• tomato paste
• coconut milk
• lime juice
• brown sugar
• black pepper
• salt
• cilantro
• mussel

Instructions

1. 1 Heat butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garam masala, turmeric, bay leaves, and chile pepper and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
2. 2 Add ginger and tomato paste to the saucepan and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. Pour in coconut milk and lime juice. Mix in sugar and black pepper; stir well. Bring to a simmer, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust salt.
3. 3 Add mussels to the saucepan and simmer until all shells open, about 5 minutes. Discard any shells that do not open. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with cilantro.

By Drew Miller

Ingredients

• ✓ red thai chile
• peanut
• pad thai rice noodle
• cilantro
• bean sprout
• green onion
• red bell pepper
• carrot
• chicken breast
• olive oil
• black pepper
• fish sauce
• ginger
• chile-garlic sauce
• sesame oil
• brown sugar
• rice vinegar
• soy sauce
• peanut butter

Instructions

1. 1 Make sauce: Whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, Thai chiles, chile-garlic sauce, ginger, fish sauce, and pepper in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside.
2. 2 Make noodles: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large wok or nonstick pan over high heat. Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until chicken is almost cooked, about 3 minutes. Pour in 1/4 cup sauce and continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer chicken with its juices to a medium bowl.
3. 3 Reduce heat to medium-high. Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil in the same wok or pan used for chicken. Add carrots; cook and stir until just softened but still crunchy, about 3 minutes. Stir in bell pepper; cook until softened, about 1 minute. Add reserved chicken with its juices, remaining sauce, green onions, bean sprouts, and cilantro. Cook and stir until just heated, about 1 minute. Keep warm.
4. 4 Meanwhile, place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles are softened, about 5 minutes. Drain.
5. 5 Stir cooked noodles into chicken-vegetable mixture. Garnish with peanuts.

By Seaottr