Midia (Mussels) Appetizer

Recipe Ingredients

3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Fresh mussels - scrubbed, beard removed and steamed
10		Minutes
4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	Chopped onions
3/4 cup	177ml	Olive oil
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Long grain rice - washed and
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
		Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1 teaspoon	5ml	Allspice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried basil
3/4 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Currants
1/4 cup	59ml	Pine nuts
2 cups	474ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Prepare mussels and set aside. Saute 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. This may be used as an appetizer or as a side dish.

Source:
Ron Seckinger

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