Mussel Pilaf
From juels 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 5
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.
Ingredients
- 3 carrots, shredded shopping list
- 2 onions, chopped shopping list
- 2 tbsp. oil shopping list
- 2 tbsp. butter shopping list
- 2 cups fish stock or water shopping list
- 2 lbs mussels, cleaned in ice water shopping list
- 1 cup long grain rice (Basmati is the best) shopping list
- 1 tsp. dried oregano shopping list
- 1 tsp. dried dill shopping list
- 2 tbsp. fresh parsely, chopped + more for garnish shopping list
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- 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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Reviewed by 7 people-
What a tasty dish Julia thank you for posting Flagged as beautiful!
Five forks and a big smile :)
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What a great recipe, have tried nothing like this
but love everything in it! TQ, Mare
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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!
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