Thai Red Curry Mussels

Name: Thai Red Curry Mussels
Ingredients: 1 shallot, chopped; 3 large garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into 3-in. pieces and crushed with a mallet or hammer; 1 can (about 14 oz.) coconut milk; 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste*; 2 tablespoons Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce; 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar; 3 pounds mussels, scrubbed and beards* pulled off; 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh basil leaves, plus slivered leaves; 2 limes, cut into wedges