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Mussel & bacon soup

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Ingredients:
2 lbsFresh mussels
4 Rashers smoked bacon
-derinded
1 Onion, peeled
3 Sticks celery
1/2 ozMargarine
8 ozCan chopped tomatoes
30 fl ozFish or vegetable stock
1 tspChopped fresh basil or
1/2 tspDried basil
Black pepper
Procedures:
1Wash the mussels well and remove the beards.
2Discard any that are open, or do not close when sharply tapped.
3Chop the bacon, onion and celery.
4Melt the margarine in a pan, add the bacon and onion.
5Cook for 5 minutes.
6Stir in the celery, tomatoes, stock and basil.
7Cook for another 5 minutes.
8Add the mussels, cover and cook for a further 5 minutes or until all the mussels are open.
9Shake the pan occasionally.
10Discard any that do not open.
11Season with pepper.
12Either remove the mussels from both shells or serve in the shells.
13In this case you need small finger bowls ofwater on the table.