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I wanted some seafood but I was concerning about the recent seafood quality due to the Gulf oil spill. The BP oil spill incident  has been more than a month without great solution to stop it. It is now becoming the largest oil spill in the history.  I am not sure how much it has affects on the consumer’s seafood choices, but with up to 5 thousand gallons of oil spill a day this is seriously contaminating the ocean and killing the sea life.

During this time, I would highly recommend consumers to do some research and study before consuming seafood. The  high levels of mercury and PCB in mussels from the Gulf of Maine are a concern. So for safe I bought the easy frozen farm raised mussels over the fresh ones. Selecting the farm raised mussels is also an environmentally friendly seafood choice. Remember to eat healthy!

Ingredients:

12 ~ 16 mussels
8 ~ 10 cloves garlic (minced)
stalks green onions (finely chopped)
2 bird eye chilies (finely chopped)
2 tbsp cooking oil
Few dashes salt

Cooking Methods:

1. Rinse the mussels under cold water put them on a platter. Bring water to boil on steamer, steam the mussels for about 5-7 minutes. Do not overcook the mussels the flesh will become too old.
2. Heat a pan with 2 tbsp oil on medium, add in minced garlic, chopped green onions and bird eye chillies. Turn heat to low and stir fry frequently until garlic turn golden and fragrant. Do not burn. Add in few dashes salt.
3. Spread on top of mussels. Ready to serve.