ckreef Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Midye Dolma - Mussels stuffed with aromatic rice. A popular street and beach food in Turkey. . This turned out to be one of the hardest challenge cooks I've done to date. . . Saute the onions and pine nuts. . Add your aromatics and rice then cook it all together. You want the rice to finish al dente. . Let the rice cool then add chopped dill and parsley. . Onto the hard part, opening live mussels without totally screwing them up. Those little suckers are strong. Took me a few (read that as many) tries before I got the hang of it. Once open stuff with the aromatic rice. . Put them in a dish and cover with another heavy dish. The idea is to keep the mussels closed as best as possible. Add some stock to the bottom and bake in the kamado at 400* indirect for 20 minutes or so. . Tonight me and Mrs skreef were doing our challenge cooks at the same time. (first time doing duo challenge cooks) We were jockeying for KK and camera use. Unfortunately in all the confusion I didn't get an on grill picture . You serve them cold with fresh lemon wedges. . To eat them you pull the top off, give them a generous squirt of lemon juice then use the top like a spoon to scoop out the bottom. . These were really delicious and a big hit for everyone at the Bistro. Too bad they are a total pain in the rear to prep. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Excellent cook ck its a pia but the end result is worth it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 They look awesome great cook I like this challenge finding different recipes was fun Outback Kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Excellent cook ck its a pia but the end result is worth it Definitely a pia but they were yummy. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 They look awesome great cook I like this challenge finding different recipes was fun Outback Kamado Bar and Grill I too am enjoying finding different recipes and giving things a try that I normally never would try. . After this challenge series is over I think I'm going to do a personal monthly challange cook. Maybe pick a different country every month and see what I can come up with. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicChef Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Charles, those mussels look really fine. I tend to agree they are a lot of work for a mouthful, but those do look delicious! Nicely done! Kudos to you, my Friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Charles, those mussels look really fine. I tend to agree they are a lot of work for a mouthful, but those do look delicious! Nicely done! Kudos to you, my Friend! Took me quite a few broken mussels before I started getting the hang of opening them up. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 How unusual! But certainly looks deelish! I can see why you might not want to make them...for a party of 10 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 after all that work I am glad they tasted fantastic. They certainly are appealing visually.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 How unusual! But certainly looks deelish! I can see why you might not want to make them...for a party of 10 though More like an appetizer for 2 - LOL . Actually if you could get a few lbs of large mussels it might not be too bad. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 after all that work I am glad they tasted fantastic. They certainly are appealing visually. I was a little worried during the cook but they came out fantastic. . The aromatic rice was really delicious too and will use that to stuff other dishes in the future. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Those look great Charles, some things are worth the effort. Was there any sabotage going on between the two of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Those look great Charles, some things are worth the effort. Was there any sabotage going on between the two of you. No sabotage but we did have to coordinate KK time and temp between the two of us since both challenge cooks were eaten as a single meal. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Wow!! That makes for a double special meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
