Orzo with mussels: how to cook pasta so that everyone thinks it's rice
Orzo is a type of Italian pasta that looks like rice. This is a very interesting product when you want to surprise with a cooked dish.
A food blogger with the nickname polli_cooking shared her recipe for orzo with mussels. On Instagram, she explained how to cook orzo with mussels so that everyone would think it was rice.
Orzo with mussels
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Ingredients:
- Orzo pasta – 100 gr
- Butter – 15 gr
- Onion – 1 pc
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Sweet pepper
- Mussels – 300-400 gr
- Salt
- Provencal herbs
- Cream 15-20% – 150 ml
- Parsley
- Parmesan cheese
Method of preparation:
1. Put the pasta in boiling, salted water and boil for 15-20 minutes.
2. Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic over medium heat, then add the bell pepper.
Fry the onions.
Source: Screenshot from Instagram polli_cooking
3. Pour in the previously thawed mussels, add salt, and spices, and mix well.
Add the mussels.
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4. Pour in the cream at room temperature, reduce the heat to low, and cook for another 6-7 minutes.
Add orzo and stew.
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5. Add parsley and orzo pasta to the sauce, stir, and add finely grated Parmesan cheese.
Orzo with mussels is ready.
Source: Screenshot from Instagram polli_cooking
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