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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Chop the fronds from the fennel bulb, reserving 1/4 cup of the fronds,chopped. | 2. Peel off the outer layer of the bulb, then finely chop the bulb and coarsely chop the stems. | 3. In a large pot, heat oil over medium high heat and add the chopped fennel bulb, leek, and garlic; cook until the fennel and leek start to turn golden, about 5 to 7 minutes. | 4. Add the pepper flakes, cook 30 seconds; stir in the fennel stems, wine, and Pernod. | 5. Scrape any browned bits from the bottom and continue cook 2 minutes. | 6. Add the mussels, cover, and cook until they have opened, 5 to 7 minutes; discard any that do not open and, using a slotted spoon, transfer mussels to a large bowl and loosely cover with foil. | 7. Preheat the broiler; strain the liquid in the pot into a smaller saucepan, using a spoon to press on the solids to get the most liquid out of them. | 8. Add the stock to the saucepan and simmer over medium heat. | 9. Stir in the peas and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes; whisk in the creme fraiche, lemon zest, salt and reserved fennel fronds (cover to keep warm). | 10. Drizzle the bread with more of the oil and place it under the broiler; toast until just golden, about 1 minute. | 11. Place bread into serving bowls, mound with mussels, then top with the broth. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
fennel bulb	1			-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
leek	1		chopped	54.29	12.5935	1.335	0.267
garlic clove	4		smashed peeled	-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	pinch	crushed	-	-	-	-
white wine	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
pernod	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
mussel	1	lb	rinsed	390.0969	16.7379	53.9785	10.1607
chicken stock vegetable	2/3	cup		-	-	-	-
english pea	1/2		shelled	-	-	-	-
creme fraiche	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1/4	teaspoon	grated	-	-	-	-
fine sea salt				-	-	-	-
bread	2	slices		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.