MUSSELS WITH CREAM, FENNEL, AND WHITE WINE

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Categories     Shellfish     Appetizer     Sauté     Seafood     Mussel     Winter     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 6 first-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup chopped fresh fennel bulb
2 shallots, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded

Steps:

  • Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add chopped fennel, shallots, garlic and fennel seeds. Sauté until fennel is tender, about 5 minutes. Add wine and cream and boil until liquid thickens, about 10 minutes. Add mussels. Cover and cook until mussels open, about 5 minutes. Divide mussels among 6 shallow bowls (discard any mussels that do not open). Ladle broth over and serve.

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