Linguine with Mussels from Tony Bilson's Recipe Book by Tony Bilson

Ingredients

• 500 g linguine (depending on appetite)
• 75 ml olive oil
• 4 pieces star aniseed
• 1 1/2 kg mussels, thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed
• 100 g mirepoix
• black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 fresh chillis (or to taste), chopped
• 1 sprig marjoram
• 100 ml fish stock
• 100 ml chardonnay
• 1 tbl chopped basil
• 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into julienne
• 1 tbl chopped parsley