【Ingredients】(Serves 4)
400 g Manila clams
2 tsp sake
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 onion
1 stalk celery
1 cabbage leaf
1/2 carrot
1/2 pack shimeji mushrooms
1 slice bacon
600 ml water
150 ml heavy cream
salt
parsley

【Directions】
1. Purge the clams, put them in a frying pan with sake, cover and cook, then remove them from their shells.
2. Chop the onion, celery, and cabbage, dice the carrots, and chop up the bacon.
3. Heat butter in a pot, cook the onion and celery, when they’re tender add and cook the cabbage, carrots, shimeji mushrooms, and bacon.
4. Once everything is cooked through, add water and heavy cream and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add the Manila clams and season with salt, then bring to a boil.
6. Ladle into serving dishes, scatter parsley on top.