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