Midia Dolma

Name: Midia Dolma
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Armenian
Ingredients: 30 large mussels, cleaned; 1 cup rice; 2 tbsp pine nuts; 2 tbsp currants

Միդիա Դոլմա/MEE-dee-ah dohl-MAH/

Also known as: Stuffed Mussels

About this dish

Mussels stuffed with spiced rice, a delicate Armenian mezze dish with Ottoman roots.

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Ingredients

🦪30 large mussels, cleaned

🍚1 cup rice

🌰2 tbsp pine nuts

🍇2 tbsp currants

Method

Serves 2

Sauté onion, pine nuts, and currants, then mix with rice and spices.

Carefully open the mussels slightly and stuff with the rice mixture.

Close the mussels and arrange tightly in a pot.

Steam gently until the rice is fully cooked.

Chill and serve cold with lemon wedges.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Midia dolma reflects Armenian culinary exchange with Ottoman cuisine, mussels stuffed and steamed in their own shells.

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