Minorcan Clam Chowder

Name: Minorcan Clam Chowder
Ingredients: 2 dozen Florida clams*; 4 ounces salt pork or bacon; 1 datil pepper, minced use half a pepper if you're heat shy; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 2 medium carrots, diced; 1 cup small red potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 15-ounce can chopped tomatoes; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced (1-2 cloves); 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon rosemary; 1 teaspoon thyme; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 bay leaves; 1 8 ounce bottle clam juice; 2 cups fish stock**