HOMEMADE STUFFED MUSSELS WITH AROMATIC RICE; MIDYE DOLMA
Midye Dolma, stuffed mussels with aromatic rice, herbs and spices, is a delicious street food we love as a nation in Turkey. They are well worth the effort to make at home; these scrumptious stuffed mussels, midye dolma would make an impressive starter or if you really like them like my 11 year old son, it may be your main course!
Provided by Ozlem Warren (adapted from Anatolia; Adventures in Turkish Cooking)
Categories Seafood; mussels with aromatic rice
Yield 25 - 30 stuffed mussels
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place the currants in a bowl, cover with warm water and soak for 15 minutes. Then drain and set aside.
- Place the rice into a sieve and rinse well under cold running water. Drain the rice and set aside.
- Make the stuffing first (you can also make the stuffing a day ahead of time). Heat the oil in a medium sized pan and stir in the onions. Sauté over medium to high heat for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the pine nuts to the onions, sauté over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring often. Add the rice, currants, chopped tomato, tomato paste, spices and season with salt to your taste. Pour in the hot water (about 240 ml/ 8 fl oz. / 1 cup) and combine all well. Bring to the boil then cover to simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, until all the liquid has been absorbed. Rice will be "al dente" and still have a bite to it. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- Once cool, stir in the chopped dill and parsley to the aromatic rice and combine well. Check the seasoning and add more salt or ground black pepper if you'd like. Set aside to cool. You can cook this delicious aromatic rice a day ahead of time and keep in the fridge, covered. This really helps the flavors to blend in and phase your cooking time wise.
- Now, open the mussels. If you've bought the mussels in a vacuum bag, open the bag over a bowl to catch any liquid inside. Place the mussels in a large bowl and rinse under cold water. Scrub the shells clean and scrape off any dirt. Using a blunt knife, carefully force the point of the knife into the gap at the pointy end of each mussel (if opening the shells become challenging, soaking them in warm water helps to open the shell, as it relaxes the mussels). Slice through the meat so the shell opens with half the meat attached to each half shell - once you cut through the thick, round connecting muscle at the bottom of the mussel, it will be easy to open.
- Pour the juice from the mussel to a bowl. Snip off the beards and using your finger, remove any grit at the base. Spread the half shells to tear the muscle of the mussel, but leave the two halves connected. Put about 2 tsp. of stuffing into the middle of each mussel (try not to overfill) and push the half shells together again.
- Place the mussels on a wide heavy pan, with the tips pointing outwards towards the edge of the pan, with the shells slightly overlapping (to prevent them opening). Build a tight spiral of shells in the center of the pan. There should be one layer of mussels, so if you have mussels left over, use another pan to keep on the layering. Place a wide plate over the mussels to prevent them from opening too wide while they cook.
- Strain the mussel juice through a sieve lined with a double layer of muslin (cheese cloth) three times to remove any grit. Mix the mussel juice with water, make it up about 250 ml/ 9 oz. / generous 1 cup water (have another 1 cup of water ready if you are using two pans). Pour this mixture to the pan; the water level should only reach to the half of the shell. Cover the pan and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove the mussels from the heat and leave to cool at room temperature. Then cover and keep them in the fridge for 30 minutes - 1 hour to cool further and for the flavors to settle. Serve stuffed mussels with aromatic rice, midye dolma on a big platter with lemon wedges by the side. They are best enjoyed eating with your hands, using the top shell to scoop the mixture out of the bottom shell, with a generous squeeze of lemon over the mussel with aromatic rice.
STUFFED MUSSELS
A cold weather treat for two, make sure you choose nice big mussels to make it worth the effort
Provided by Valentine Warner
Categories Lunch, Main course, Starter
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Scrub the mussels really well and remove the beards. Discard any with damaged shells and those that don't shut tight when tapped on the edge of the sink. Rinse well. Put all the mussels in a medium saucepan and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Place over a high heat and cook for 2 mins, shaking the pan halfway, until all the shells have steamed open but the mussels are only just cooked. Discard any that don't open. Tip into a colander and leave to cool.
- Tear the bread into rough pieces, put in a food processor and blend into crumbs. Rub the walnuts between your hands to remove some of the papery skins. Add the walnuts, butter, garlic, lemon juice and Parmesan to the crumbs. Season with a good pinch of salt and ground black pepper. Blitz until all the ingredients begin to blend. Add the herbs to the stuffing and blend until combined with the butter.
- Heat the grill to its hottest setting. Take each mussel and carefully prise off one half of each shell. Drain away any excess liquid. Place the mussels in their remaining shells on a small baking tray. Using a teaspoon and your finger, divide the stuffing mixture between each mussel shell, making sure the mussel itself is fully covered. Place the tray fairly close to the grill and cook for about 2 mins until the stuffing is pale golden brown and the mussels are hot and surrounded by the melted butter. Transfer the shells to 2 plates and eat straight away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 657 calories, Fat 55 grams fat, SaturatedFat 29 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 17 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 25 grams protein, Sodium 2.26 milligram of sodium
STUFFED MUSSELS (TURKISH)
Make and share this Stuffed Mussels (Turkish) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by borisr
Categories Mussels
Time 4h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the mussels in water and scrape the shells well all over with a knife. Then prise them open along the broad edge with the knife, and cut off the bristle without tearing the mussels away from the shell.
- Preserve the liquid from mussels.
- Rinse the opened mussels well with water.
- Chop onion and sauté in olive oil with pine nut for 15 minutes.
- Add rice; sauté further 15 minutes stirring.
- Add tomato; sauté further 5 minutes stirring.
- Add all spices and currants and 3/4 cup of mussel liquid (add watter if no enough liquid). Cook for 15 minute.
- Stuff mixture into each shell, place in baking dish. Add another 3/4 cup of liquid and bake or steam for 35 minutes.
- Serve with lemon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 718.8, Fat 35, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 93.3, Sodium 962, Carbohydrate 57.5, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 10.2, Protein 43.8
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