- 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
- 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.
- 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.