West Coast Manila Clams With Garlic Tomato Broth

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This affluent broth gets brightness from herb and fennel and a heavy brininess from clam juice. Because of that brininess, usage low-sodium broth, and beryllium definite to sensation the crockery earlier adding salt.

Manila clams are saccharine and small. We recovered them astatine BlackSalt Fish Market successful Northwest and astatine A&H Gourmet and Seafood Market successful Bethesda. Both places suggested calling archetypal to guarantee they are successful stock. In a pinch, you tin substitute littleneck clams; spot NOTE.

Adapted from a look by Tracy O'Grady, cook astatine Willow edifice successful Arlington.

Ingredients

  • 48 Manila clams (may substitute 60 littleneck clams; spot NOTE)
  • 1 ample bulb fennel, astir 20 ounces
  • 8 mean cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoonful fennel seed
  • 1 cupful adust sherry
  • One 14-ounce tin full tomatoes, preferably Cento brand
  • 3 cups bottled oregon canned clam juice
  • 3 cups no-salt-added chickenhearted broth, rootlike broth oregon water
  • 12 sprigs thyme, tied with room twine into a bouquet, positive 1 tablespoonful caller thyme leaves
  • 1 cupful cooked orzo pasta
  • 2 tablespoons Picholine olives, pitted and sliced into bladed strips (julienne)
  • Salt
  • Cracked achromatic pepper
  • 2 tablespoons basil leaves, chopped into bladed strips (julienne)
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Adapted from a look by Tracy O'Grady, cook astatine Willow edifice successful Arlington.

Tested by Jim Webster.

Published June 12, 2012

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Updated March 14, 2026

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