18 small clams
1/4 cup clam broth
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 pound lean pork
1/4 pound fresh mushrooms
1 cup peas
2 tablespoons oil or lard
1. Shell clams, reserving their broth (see Other Seafood, *Seafood "Clams, To Shell"). Combine clam broth with cornstarch and soy sauce; then add to clams and toss to coat.
2. Slice pork thin against the grain. Slice mushrooms; parboil peas.
3. Heat oil. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes).
4. Add mushrooms and peas. Stir-fry until mushrooms soften (about 2 minutes).
5. Add clams; stir-fry to heat through and to thicken sauce (about 1/2 minute). Serve at once.