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Mussel Pilaf Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Juels / All my dishes 6 months, 2 weeks ago Growing up by the sea, my parents often collected mussels from rocks and made this mussel pilaf. This is a unique Ukrainian dish that makes for a great presentation, as the mussels get stuffed with pilaf as they cook. Prep:10m Cook:30m Servings:5	Juels
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Ingredients

3 carrots, shredded

2 onions, chopped

2 tbsp. oil

2 tbsp. butter

2 cups fish stock or water

2 lbs mussels, cleaned in ice water

1 cup long grain rice (Basmati is the best)

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. dried dill

2 tbsp. fresh parsely, chopped + more for garnish

2 cloves of garlic, minced

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Rinse the mussels in ice water, making sure the shells are clean. Set aside.

Sautee the onion and carrots in oil and butter in a Dutch oven or heavy pot, for about 8 minutes, or until soft.

Place the mussels in the same pot, and add the stock or water. Add the rice, oregano, dill, salt and pepper to the pot and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, with the lid closed, for about 20-30 minutes, or until the rice is cooked, stirring occasionaly, and making sure there is liquid left on the bottom. Add more liquid if needed.

During the last few minutes of cooking, stir in the fresh parsely. When the rice is cooked, stir in the minced garlic and turn off the heat. The garlic will cook from the heat of the rice, and still retain some of its potency this way. Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsely.

Note: The rice will get inside the mussels as they start to open, creating stuffed mussels. Discard any mussels that haven't opened during cooking. We used to just eat those with hands, using a mouth as a tool to scoop out the meat part with the rice. But if you are really civilized, use a fork.

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Comments

mrjwjohnson 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I'm definitely trying this one....thanks

trigger 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
What a tasty dish Julia thank you for posting Flagged as beautiful!
Five forks and a big smile :)

theiris 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
What a great recipe, have tried nothing like this
but love everything in it! TQ, Mare

gagagrits 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Jules my friend this sounds really good and easy, your picture is just beautiful, I love all the flavors going on here. Thanks for a great recipe!

sparow64 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This sounds fantastic. I want some now!

krumkake 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
What an interesting recipe - you were very lucky to grow up by the water AND have a mother who was obviously an excellent cook (and it rubbed off on you!)...we love mussels, but have never had anything like this - this is a MUST!!

whuebl 3 months, 1 week ago said:
I finally tried this tonight and both my wife and I just loved it! I had to cheat a little and chop up some of the mussels for my wife so she could eat them but it was very, very good. Thank you so much.

juels 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Glad you enjoyed this dish! It really is easy to make and comes out very nice.

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