Emeril's Mussels | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup julienne yellow onions
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup julienne carrots
• 1 cup julienne red bell pepper
• 1 cup julienne fennel, (bulb part only)
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1 cup fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 4 cups white wine
• Splash of Pernod
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley leaves
• 2 dozen fresh mussels, scrubbed and debeared
• Loaf of crusty French Bread