Clear Sea Broth with Clams and Snow Peas

• 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

1. Blanch snow peas in a saucepan of boiling salted water 30 seconds.
2. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water to stop cooking.
3. Cut diagonally in half.
4. 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).
5. Stir in sake and soy sauce and scatter with snow peas.

snow peas, dashi, littleneck clams measuring, sake, soy sauce

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/clear-sea-broth-with-clams-and-snow-peas-103377 (may not work)