Cracked Conch

Battered conch fried crisp, with a tangy sauce.

Ingredients

• 700 g Conch
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Milk
• ¼ cup Lime juice
• 1 tbsp Paprika
• 4 cups Frying oil
• ¾ cup Mayonnaise
• 3 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tbsp Hot sauce
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Crack the conch — Pound each piece flat until the fibres break — this is literally the cracking the name refers to.
2. Marinate — Soak in lime juice and salt for 20 minutes.
3. Batter — Dip in seasoned milk and egg, then dredge in flour with paprika.
4. Fry — Fry at 180°C for 3 minutes only — longer and it toughens.
5. Make the sauce — Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, hot sauce and lime.
6. Cracked Conch is ready — Serve immediately with the sauce and lime wedges.

More Bahamas recipes

• Conch Salad