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                  STEAMED MUSSELS IN FENNEL PERNOD BROTH

Recipe By     : Star Chefs http://starchefs.com/TOC.html
Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Mc                               Seafood
                New Orleans

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      tablespoon    olive oil
   1      cup           chopped fennel bulb
   1      cup           julienne onions
   3      tablespoons   minced shallots
   2      tablespoons   minced garlic
     1/2  cup           Pernod
     1/2  cup           peeled and chopped Italian plum tomatoes
   2      cups          white wine
  40                    mussels cleaned and debearded
     1/2  cup           finely chopped parsley
   1      loaf          crusty french bread

 In a large saute pan heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, saute the
fennel, onions and shallots for 2 minutes.  Add the garlic. Remove the saute
pan from the heat and add the    Pernod.   Place the saute pan back on the
heat and flame the   vegetables for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
Stir in the  tomatoes and wine and bring the liquid to a simmer.  Add the
mussels and parsley, cover and steam the mussels until all  of the shells
have opened, about 4 minutes.   Discard any mussels that do not open their
shell.           Remove the mussels and let the broth cook for 2 minutes.
Season the broth with salt and pepper, if needed. Remove the broth  from the
heat.  Divide the mussels between two large shallow bowls.  Spoon the broth
over the mussels.   Serve the mussels with the crusty bread.         
Yields: 2 servings
           Recipe from "Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking"
Reproduced by permission from William Morrow & Company Inc.
Copyright (C) 1993 by Emeril Lagasse



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NOTES: Source: http://starchefs.com/TOC.html.