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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion,chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced shallots
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 jalapeno or serrano chile , thinly sliced( I chopped it)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 bot (8 oz) clam juice
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 stalk lemongrass , bottom 6 inches, lightly crushed*
• 18 smalls hard shell clams , well scrubbed
• pound medium raw shrimp , deveined but not peeled ( I peeled the
• pound firm white fish , skinned, boned, and cut into bite size pieces (I used 1 cup chopped peeled tomatoes ( I used canned diced to
• 2 green onions , thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons shredded fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons shredded fresh mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil