Best 7 Aromatic Bahamian Conch Chowder Recipes

BAHAMIAN CONCH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a very large soup pot or Dutch oven, cook the bacon with olive oil over medium heat. When bacon is almost cooked, add garlic and jalapenos and cook for 30 seconds. Raise the heat to medium-high and add the onion, celery, carrots, fennel, and bell peppers. Add herbs, bay leaves, and crushed red pepper.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat. Add the stock, stir in the ground conch and potatoes and bring to a simmer. Add hot red pepper sauce, to taste, and simmer for 10 minutes, then serve, or chill for later use.

CRISPY PAN FRIED BAHAMIAN CRACKED CONCH WITH CITRUS SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine spiced rum, orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, and sugar and reduce on high heat until syrupy. Slowly add butter until thick. Keep warm.
• Dip the conch in flour, then egg wash, then in bread crumbs. Cook on medium heat in canola oil until golden. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with citrus sauce and garnish with cilantro and fresh flowers if available.

BAHAMIAN WHITE CONCH CHOWDER RECIPE - (3.6/5)

Steps:

• Crank conch through the medium cutter of a meat grinder. Alternately, cut conch into chunks and then pulse it in a food processor until it's cut into small pieces. Put conch into a bowl and stir in the lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside to marinate. Saute bacon and add onions, garlic, potatoes, and carrots. Add the conch and stir-fry a few minutes. Add water and bouillon. Simmer one hour or pressure cook 15 minutes. Add salt and black pepper to taste, parsley, and wine. Add milk before serving.

BAHAMIAN CONCH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauce pot over medium heat. Saute the onion, celery, carrots, red pepper, potato, thyme, red chili flakes, allspice, and bay leaves for 5 minutes, until they began to soften.
• Add the tomatoes, clam juice, and cold water. Bring to a boil and immediately lower to a simmer.
• If using defrosted conch meat, add now and cook for 35 minutes, uncovered. Then add the malt or red wine vinegar, parsley, scallions, salt, and cayenne pepper, and simmer 5 minutes.
• If using chopped clams, add now along with the malt or red wine vinegar, parsley, scallions, salt, and cayenne pepper, and simmer 5 minutes longer.

AROMATIC BAHAMIAN CONCH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place olive oil, onions, bell peppers, ham and garlic in a large soup pot over medium high heat. Saute, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until onion is translucent. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato juice, hot water, bay leaf, barbecue sauce, marjoram, sage, thyme, parsley, oregano, salt, cracked and cayenne peppers. Stir to combine ingredients and bring mixture to a boil.
• Add conch to the pot. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 5 to 6 hours or until conch is tender. Lace each individual serving with hot pepper sherry to taste.

BAHAMIAN CONCH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan , medium heat, saute' the onion, celery, carrots, red or green pepper, potato, thyme, red pepper flakes, allspice, garlic, and bay leaves for 5 minutes or more in olive oil until they begin to soften. Add the tomatoes, clam juice, and broth. Heat to boiling, then reduce to simmer. Add conch and simmer for 35 minutes, uncovered. Add vinegar, parsley, scallions, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.

CONCH CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan (soup pot) over high heat, bring conch and 8 cups water to a boil. Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt shortening (or bacon fat). Stir in onion, celery, bell pepper, carrot and garlic and saute until browned. You may have to cook in batches depending on size of skillet. Transfer vegetable to soup pot when cooked.
• Add drained conch and 3 quarts of water to soup pot along with potatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, oregano, basil, bay leaves and hot pepper sauce.
• Put soup pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until conch are tender and potatoes are cooked. Discard bay leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste.