Feast of Seven Fishes – Permanent Collection

Ingredients

• Wild fennel (or the feathery tops of fennel from the farmers market. In most grocery stores, the tops of fennel have been completely removed)
• 1 cup coarse bread crumbs
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 cups of grated Parmesan
• 2 eggs
• Red pepper flakes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Canola or sunflower oil, and olive oil for frying
• 10 smaller clams (like Manila) or 8 medium-sized clams (like Littlenecks) per person, so somewhere in the range of 3+ pounds for 8 people
• 1 large white onion
• 1 large carrot, peeled
• 1 large stalk of celery
• 1 bulb fennel
• 10 cloves garlic (about 1 head)
• 1 small can peeled tomatoes
• 1 bunch parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• Thyme
• Fennel seeds
• Sea salt
• Chili flakes of fresh bird's eye chilies, minced
• 1 cup white wine
• Water
• Olive oil