Spicy Clams in Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tb Garlic minced
• 1 ts Granulated sugar
• 1 tb Minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 ts Dried red pepper flakes
• 1 tb Vegetable oil
• Stephen Ceideburg
• 1 1/2 tb Rice wine or sake
• 2 tb Minced green onions
• 1 tb Reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 ts Cornstarch
• 1 tb Water
• 48 Littleneck or small
• 1/2 c Chicken broth, or water
• 2 tb Fermented or salted black
• 1/4 ts Pepper
• Seasonings:
• 2 tb Minced green onions **