Thai Seafood Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 1/2 cans light coconut milk
1 cup water
1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 lb scallops
1 lb mussels, cleaned
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons nam pla (fish sauce) (optional)
2 cups cooked jasmine rice

Preparation

put curry paste in lge heavy pot, add 1/2 can coconut milk, bring to boil.
add remaining coconut milk and water.
add seafood, cover and simmer until mussels open, about 4 minutes.
discard unopened mussels add basil, lime juice, nam pla and serve over rice.