INGREDIENTS:
3 lbs. large mussels
3 cups chopped onions
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teapoon salt
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teapoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup currants
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/2 cup basmati rice
2 cups water
PREPARATION
Place the mussels in salted water and soak for two hours. Scrub the mussels with a stiff brush and
remove the beards
Open mussels with a knife and flush with fresh water
1Saute the onions in the olive oil until translucent to golden.
Add the rest of the ingredients(Not the mussels) and mix well
Now gently open a mussel shell and add a teaspoon of the rice mixture into the shell with the mussel
and then close the shell. (DO NOT OVERFILL SO AS TO GIVE THE RICE ROOM TO EXPAND)
Place the mussels side by side and on top of each other in a 3 inch deep baking pan or casserole, add
water and cover with a plate
Bake in a 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours.
**NOTE: This mixture can also be used to stuff cabbage or grape leaves.
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3 lbs. large mussels
3 cups chopped onions
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teapoon salt
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teapoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup currants
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/2 cup basmati rice
2 cups water PREPARATION
Place the mussels in salted water and soak for two hours. Scrub the mussels with a stiff brush and remove the beards
Open mussels with a knife and flush with fresh water
1Saute the onions in the olive oil until translucent to golden.
Add the rest of the ingredients(Not the mussels) and mix well
Now gently open a mussel shell and add a teaspoon of the rice mixture into the shell with the mussel and then close the shell. (DO NOT OVERFILL SO AS TO GIVE THE RICE ROOM TO EXPAND)
Place the mussels side by side and on top of each other in a 3 inch deep baking pan or casserole, add water and cover with a plate
Bake in a 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours.
**NOTE: This mixture can also be used to stuff cabbage or grape leaves.
Please report any bad links..Thanks, Buzz
BACK TO GUTSY'S HOME
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