Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Seafood Dishes
Sfiha 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
- • 20 large mussels in shell, scrubbed
- • 1 cup short-grain rice
- • 1 onion, finely diced
- • 3 tbsp olive oil
- • 1 tbsp currants
- • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- • 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Soften the onion in the oil, then add the rice, currants, allspice, and cinnamon and stir 2 minutes.
2
Phase 2
Add 1 1/2 cups hot water and simmer 5 minutes until the water is absorbed, then cool and stir in the parsley.
3
Phase 3
Open each mussel slightly and press in the rice filling, leaving room for the rice to swell.
4
Phase 4
Pack the mussels tightly in a pot, add water to come two-thirds up the sides, and simmer covered 25 to 30 minutes.
5
Phase 5
Cool to room temperature and eat with lemon wedges squeezed over.