Mussels with pernod and cream

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups White wine
2 cups Thinly sliced leeks; white parts only
; (about 6 ounces)
4 pounds Mussels; scrubbed and
; debearded
4 tablespoons Pernod
⅔ cup Heavy cream
½ cup Diced pimento or roasted red pepper
6 tablespoons Chopped flat leaf parsley

Directions

Place the wine and leeks in a large, heavy saucepan. Add the mussels, cover pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, until mussel shells open, 3 to 5 minutes. Use tongs to transfer mussels to a bowl, discarding any that have not opened. Add Pernod to cooking liquid and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, then reduce heat to medium and stir in cream. Simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in pimento and 2 tablespoons of the parsley. Season lightly with salt and generously with black pepper.

If mussels have cooled too much, return them to the cooking pan with the broth, cover and simmer a minute or so until reheated. Divide mussels between 4 large, shallow soup bowls and spoon broth and vegetables over them. Sprinkle with remaining parsley.

Yield: 4 servings

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 2430 Calories (kcal); 98g Total Fat; (42% calories from fat); 219g Protein; 75g Carbohydrate; 726mg Cholesterol; 5277mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 30½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 11 ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW # CL9308 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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