Mussels Cacciucco | American Mussel Harvesters, Inc. | Restaurant Ready Shellfish

Ingredients

• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 T chopped garlic (1 whole clove to rub toasted bread)
• 1 cup minced white onion
• ½ cup minced celery
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• ½ cup rough chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 cup tomato passata
• 4 cups clam juice/stock
• ½ t red chili flakes (or more if you prefer)
• ½ t toasted fennel seeds
• 3 lbs. American Mussel Harvesters Mussels (rinsed and cleaned)