Billi Bi Soup Recipe | Chardonnay Food Pairing Appetizer

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Jordan Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 4 shallots chopped
• 1 small fennel bulb chopped
• 12 black peppercorns
• 10 saffron threads
• 1 tsp Piment d'Espelette (fine red chili pepper powder may be substituted)
• 1 Tbsp coriander toasted and cracked
• ½ cup Jordan Chardonnay
• ¼ cup dry Sherry
• 3 pounds cultivated mussels
• 2 cups mussel stock (white fish stock may be substituted)
• 1½ cups heavy cream
• 6 baby carrots sliced on the bias
• 1 stalk of salsify peeled sliced and held in acidulated water (raw Jicama may be substituted)
• 1 Tbsp butter
• ½ Tbsp Jordan Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp fennel powder
• 1 pinch toasted cumin
• Kosher salt to taste