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Spicy Mussels In White Wine

A home-style Spicy Mussels In White Wine made with Olive Oil, Onion, Lg Garlic, Fennel Seeds, and Dried Crushed Red Pepper. Serves 6. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup
• 1/2
• 4
• 2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 2 1/4
• 1/2 cup
• 2 1/2 lb

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Debearded 1/2 c Chopped seeded tomatoes

2. 2

   Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.

3. 3

   Add onion, garlic, fennel seeds, crushed red pepper and salt; saut� until onion is light brown, about 4 minutes.

4. 4

   Add wine, lemon slices and 1/4 cup parsley; bring to boil.

5. 5

   Add mussels.

6. 6

   Cover pot and cook until mussel shells open, stirring once to rearrange mussels, about 6 minutes; discard any mussels that do not open.

7. 7

   Using slotted spoon, transfer mussels to large shallow bowl.

8. 8

   Boil broth in pot until reduced to 1 cup, about 3 minutes; season to taste with pepper.

9. 9

   Pour broth over mussels.

10. 10

    Sprinkle tomatoes and remaining parsley over.

11. 11

    Serve garlic toast with this to mop up all the savory broth.

12. 12

    Bon App�tit December 1995 Alan Herman: New York, New York