Pescado con Escama de Patata (Baked Fish with Potato Scales) - Potatoes USA - Philippines

Ingredients

• 500 grams clams
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 50 grams onion
• 50 grams celery
• 1 gram bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp. peppercorns
• 4 Tbsps. butter
• 2 Tbsps. flour
• 1 cup clam broth
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cream
• 6 pcs. lapu-lapu or red snapper fillets, 120 grams each
• 2 Tbsps. calamansi juice
• 1-1/2 tsps. salt
• 1/2 tsp. white pepper
• 150 grams U.S. Fingerling Potatoes, peeled, sliced paper-thin
• reserved clam meat
• 50 grams asparagus, blanched, cut into 1-inch lengths
• chopped parsley
• Parmesan cheese