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Clams With Sherry and Olives

4.3

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Clams with sherry and olives in a castiron skillet.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne

The complex flavor of this dish—briny, aromatic, slightly spicy—belies the extraordinarily simple method of actually making it. Please don’t be shy with the amount of bread you serve alongside—the clams are delicious, but the broth created by their nectar mixed with the dry Spanish sherry and buttery Italian olives is the real reason for the season.

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