Caribbeanconchfritterswithislandhotsauce Recipes

CARIBBEAN CONCH FRITTERS

Steps:

• Conch Fritters:.
• - Preheat oil to 325ºF.
• - Use blender to chop up the conch.
• - onions and garlic.
• - celery and carrots.
• - mix remaining ingredients into mixing bowl.
• - add more flour for sticky consitancy.
• - use 2 spoons to work batter into a 1 inch ball.
• - place the 1 inch ball into oil and cook until golden.
• Dipping Sauce.
• 1 cup Sour Cream.
• 1 tbsp relish.
• 2 tbsp orange french dressing.
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice.
• 1 tbsp sugar.
• - combine and chill.
• - salt to taste.

CARIBBEAN CONCH FRITTERS WITH ISLAND ' HOT' SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saute pan, add canola oil and heat.
• Add the conch, onion and garlic; saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Make the batter by combining the eggs, milk, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the flour, 1/4 at a time, beating and incorporating until all is used and the batter is smooth.
• Season with Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce.
• Stir in the parsley and the cooled conch mixture.
• Heat the oil to 360°F.
• Drop by the batter, a heaping tablespoon at a time, into the oil.
• When the fritters pop to the surface, roll them around in the oil to brown them evenly.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Essence:.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in air tight jar or container.(Yield 2/3 cup).
• Season immediately with the Essence.
• Island Hot Sauce:.
• Sweat onion, carrots and peppers till soft, about 5 minutes.
• Cover with water and vinegar.
• Simmer till carrots are very tender.
• Puree in blender and season to taste, with vinegar and salt.
• Thin, as necessary, with a bit more water.
• Serve with fritters and enjoy!

ABACO CONCH FRITTERS

Steps:

• Add conch, chopped onions and sweet peppers; mix well.
• Add tomato paste and salt, mixing again.
• Stir in flour and baking powder with water.
• Heat oil in pan.
• Drop in conch batter using teaspoon sized balls.
• Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Drain well and serve with cocktail of your choice.

CONCH FRITTERS (THE BAHAMAS)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the dipping sauce ingredients.
• Finely mince or grind the conch meat.
• Sift the flour over the bowl containing the ground conch meat. Stir until the flour coats all of the meat.
• Gently fold in the chopped vegetables and the herbs, then add some water. You want just enough to bind it all together but not so much that the batter becomes runny.
• Heat up about two inches of oil in a stockpot. It's ready when it bubbles up around the non-stirring end of a wooden spoon.
• Scoop up some of the fritter batter and flatten it out into the spoon. The fritters need be a little thin because you don't want them to end up burned on the outside and raw in the middle. These aren't sushi fritters.
• Drop them into the oil. Flip them once during cooking so they will cook evenly.
• When they are a nice golden color on both sides take them out and drain them on a paper towel. Serve hot with the dipping sauce.

BAHAMIAN CONCH FRITTERS

Steps:

• 1. Combine conch with chopped vegetables.
• 2. Add egg.
• 3. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together and add to conch mixture.
• 4. Season to taste.
• 5. Form into balls 1 - 2 inches in size.
• 6. Heat oil in a deep skillet to 375 deg. To prevent cooling the oil too quickly, drop one fritter at a time into the pan, waiting a few seconds before adding additional fritters.
• 7. Fry 3 - 5 minutes until golden brown on all sides, turning the fritters as they rise to the surface.
• 8. Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with Key Lime Mustard Sauce (recipe to come) or other coctail sauce.

CONCH FRITTERS - ISLAND STYLE

Steps:

• FOR THE BATTER:.
• Sift flour & salt together.
• Make a hollow in the middle.
• Pour in egg & HALF the milk.
• Beat well & gradually add the rest of the milk, onion, tomato, pepper pieces.
• Set the batter aside for 30 minutes.
• FOR THE FILLING:.
• Dry the conch chunks.
• Season with S&P.
• Coat with batter.
• Fry in hot oil/fat.
• Drain on absorbent paper.