Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Seafood Dishes
Makdous Seafood Specialty
Chef's Menu Description
Sustainably sourced fresh fish fillet pan-seared with a crisp skin, served with garlic herb butter, seasonal vegetables, and lemon.
Ingredients
- • 24 fresh mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- • 1 cup short-grain rice, rinsed
- • 1 onion, finely chopped
- • 1/4 cup olive oil
- • 2 tbsp pine nuts
- • 1 tbsp currants
- • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 1/2 bunch fresh dill, chopped
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Sauté the onion and pine nuts in the oil until golden, then add the currants, allspice, cinnamon, rice, and 1.5 cups water; simmer 10 minutes until the water is absorbed and stir in the dill.
2
Phase 2
Open each mussel slightly, spoon in the par-cooked filling, and press the shells closed.
3
Phase 3
Pack the mussels in a wide pan in tight circles, cover with water, weight with an inverted plate, and simmer 30 minutes until the rice is fully cooked.
4
Phase 4
Let the mussels cool to room temperature in their liquid.
5
Phase 5
Serve at room temperature or chilled with lemon wedges, opening one shell like a lid.