Midia Appetizer
Yield
10 servingsPrep
15 minCook
25 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | pounds |
mussels
fresh, scrubbed, beard removed, steamed |
|
| 4 | cups |
onions
chopped |
|
| ¾ | cup |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | cup |
long grain rice
washed, drained |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
allspice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
basil
dried |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
currants
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
pine nuts
|
|
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | kg |
mussels
fresh, scrubbed, beard removed, steamed |
|
| 946 | ml |
onions
chopped |
|
| 177 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 237 | ml |
long grain rice
washed, drained |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 5 | ml |
allspice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
basil
dried |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
currants
|
|
| 59 | ml |
pine nuts
|
|
| 473 | ml |
water
|
|
Directions
Prepare mussels and set aside.
Sauté onions in olive oil until soft.
Add rice and mix thoroughly.
Add salt, pepper, spices, currants and pine nuts.
Mix well.
Add water, bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes at medium heat.
Add cleaned mussels, removed from their shells, mix thoroughly and cook about 10 minutes.
Serve at room temperature, mounded in a dish surrounded by fresh lemon slices.
