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Clear Sea Broth with Clams and Snow Peas

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Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 15 min

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

1/4 lb snow peas, trimmed
4 cups dashi
28 cockles or 20 littleneck clams measuring 1 1/2 inches across
1 tablespoon sake
1 teaspoon soy sauce

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Blanch snow peas in a saucepan of boiling salted water 30 seconds. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Cut diagonally in half.

    Step 2

    Bring dashi to a boil with cockles in a large saucepan; simmer until cockles are opened (discard any unopened cockles after 5 minutes; if using clams, discard after 7 minutes). Stir in sake and soy sauce and scatter with snow peas.

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