Curried Mussels in White Ale

Name: Curried Mussels in White Ale
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste; 6 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger; 1 large fresh lemongrass stalk, bottom two-thirds of the inner bulb only, smashed and chopped; 2/3 cup mirin (sweet rice wine); One 15-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce; 1/2 cup basil leaves, plus 1/4 cup chopped basil; Two 12-ounce bottles Belgian-style white ale; 2 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro