Steamed Mussels with Rice
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
1 hr 30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
- Ingredients
- 30 mussels
- 150 grams Rice
- 40 grams Currants
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 30 grams Pine nuts (chopped)
- 2 onions (minced)
- 1 tsp Tomato paste
- ¼ tsp freshly ground peppers
- ¼ tsp cloves (ground)
- ¼ tsp Ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground paprika
- ½ tsp allspice (ground)
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- salt
- 2 Tbsps parsley (minced)
- garnish
- parsley
- Lemon wedge
Preparation steps
1.
Soak rice soak in warm salt water until water is cold. Soak currants in warm water for 30 minutes.
2.
Heat oil in a pan and sauté pine nuts and onions. Add drained rice and tomato paste and cook briefly. Add spices, currants, sugar and a pinch of salt, to taste.
3.
Deglaze with boiling water, enough to cover contents. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 10-15 minutes. Stir in parsley, remove from heat and let rest for 10 minutes.
4.
Rinse mussels.
5.
Prepare a steamer and fill with water.
6.
Add mussels and rice to steamer. Cover with a plate to prevent mussels from opening during steaming.
7.
Steam for about 20-30 minutes. Remove mussels from shells and place in rice.
Plate rice and serve garnished with parsley and lemon wedges.
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