Discover the tantalizing flavors and crispy perfection of Abaco conch fritters, a Bahamian delicacy that will transport your taste buds to the sun-kissed shores of paradise. Made with fresh conch meat, these fritters offer a delightful combination of savory and slightly sweet flavors, enhanced by a blend of aromatic herbs and spices. Whether you prefer them as a delightful appetizer or a hearty snack, Abaco conch fritters are sure to satisfy your cravings.
This comprehensive guide features two delectable recipes: one for classic Abaco conch fritters and another for a unique conch fritter taco variation. Both recipes are crafted with care and attention to detail, ensuring that you create authentic and flavorful conch fritters every time. Embark on a culinary adventure and indulge in the irresistible Caribbean charm of Abaco conch fritters, a dish that promises to delight your senses and leave you craving more.
CONCH FRITTERS
Steps:
- Sift together flour and cornstarch. In a large mixing bowl whip together eggs, egg whites, and milk. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Season with salt and white pepper.
- Heat a deep pot halfway filled with peanut oil to 350 degrees F. Using a small scoop (1 ounce) place batter in oil and fry until golden brown.
- Remove from oil and place on paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve with favorite sauce.
CARIBBEAN CONCH FRITTERS WITH ISLAND ' HOT' SAUCE
Have been searching for the right recipe for a long time and when we made these they were out of this world. I found it on Emerils.com and what a find it is! We did not make the Island Hot Sauce - be careful this is really hot.
Provided by Manami
Categories Caribbean
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 30
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!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2559.9, Fat 230.8, SaturatedFat 32.4, Cholesterol 163.4, Sodium 4772.1, Carbohydrate 105.2, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 6.3, Protein 26.4
CONCH FRITTERS
This is a traditional Bahamian recipe that is made with conch, this wonderful shellfish that is delicious but so hard to find out from the Bahamas. These fritters are great as an appetizer, finger food or as a very tasty hors d'oeuvre to accompany your favorite tropical drink!
Provided by Cynthia Russell
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
- In a bowl, mix the flour, egg, and milk. Season with cayenne pepper, seasoned salt, salt, and pepper. Mix in the conch meat, onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic.
- Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons into the hot oil, and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- In a bowl, mix the ketchup, lime juice, mayonnaise, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Serve dipping sauce on the side with the fritters.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.8 g, Cholesterol 43.6 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 208.8 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
AN OUTSTANDING CONCH FRITTERS
Here is something I last posted in 1994 I think. These are easily the best fritters I have ever had, and I have had fritters all over south Florida and the upper and lower keys. PS: I live in Delray Beach now, just a bit below Palm Beach. ---- Finally, here is Charlie's Pompano Beach Conch Fritters recipe. I have refined this over several years, and most people that have tasted these say they are the best around. This makes about 30 fritters I suppose, enough for apps for five or six people.
Provided by Charlie Byrne
Categories Healthy
Time 25m
Yield 30 fritters, 5-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1 Tbsp thyme 1 Tbsp parsley 1 Tbsp oregano 1 Tbsp celery seed 1 Tbsp habanero sauce (e.g. Melindas) 3/4 Tbsp salt (Not More! At least initially!) 1/2 Tbsp basil 1/2 Tbsp cumin powder 1/2 tsp black pepper.
- Pound conch with a rolling pin until it has flattened out (especially the thick and hard "foot"), then dice into small pieces.
- Mix in lime juice and tomato paste with conch in small bowl.
- In separate large bowl, dice pepper, onion and garlic. Mix in spices.
- Mix in conch mixture. Mix in flour, baking powder and eggs.
- The mixture should be fairly thick, if you take spoon of it and turn it upside down it should stick there for a few seconds.
- If too thin, add more flour.
- If too thick, add a little milk.
- You could also substitute a little beer for the milk if you like.rec Get a couple of plates with napkins or paper towels handy, as well as a tablespoon, a teaspoon, a fork, and a metal device for scooping stuff out of hot oil.
- Heat a pot of about 2 inches of cooking oil on medium heat. Stir after a few minutes.
- Oil should be ready after 7 or 8 minutes, don't heat too fast or oil and fritters will burn.
- Scoop up 1 tablespoon of fritter mixture, scrape it into oil with teaspoon.
- Let cook for about 2 minutes, then roll it over with fork (they float) and let cook on other side for about 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Scoop out with scooper and let drain on napkin plate. Let cool a bit and then taste. Carefully adjust seasonings in remainder of batter to taste. Repeat this procedure of making one fritter until you have the spices just right. The recipe may seem like a lot of spices, but they lose their strength when mixed with all that stuff and cooked.
- Serve with lemon or lime wedges, some more habenero sauce, and plenty of cold beverages.
- And be careful with that hot oil. Excessive alcohol consumption and playing around with hot oil definitely do NOT mix.
- Enjoy! PS: If you don't want to make these fritters but you are in Florida, the best that I HAVE found in a re staurant are at the Calpyso Restaurant and Raw Bar in Pompano.
- (I have no connection other than I have been a good customer there since 1990 and I think the owners are great folks). Charlie Byrne * Delray Beach, FL *.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.2, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 101.1, Sodium 555.4, Carbohydrate 27.5, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 2, Protein 12.7
CONCH FRITTERS - ISLAND STYLE
Conch fritters are a great favourite with people in the BAHAMAS, where this shellfish is found in abundance. In Geat Exuma, the Out-Island Regatta is held in April and during this period, the local conch seller makes fritters all day,starting at 6 a.m and using about 50 conch. She demonstrates her method smiling broadly, "Ever'body likes fritters, yez ma'am". From Caribbean Cooking For Pleasure, Mary Slater.
Provided by jenny butt
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 18m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.1, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 102.8, Sodium 436, Carbohydrate 30.1, Fiber 2, Sugar 2.9, Protein 24.5
CARIBBEAN CONCH FRITTERS
For anyone who has spent a vacation down south in the Caribbean likely has tried Conch Fritters. These are a soft and delicious seafood served simular to a veggie tray with a dipping sauce. The dipping sauce is to preferance, I have included my choice of sauce. The taste is matched by the difficulty finding conch at your supermarket. I found a few Asian supermarkets that carry conch meat always.
Provided by Michael Hulak
Categories Caribbean
Time 40m
Yield 5-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.2, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 121.7, Sodium 678.4, Carbohydrate 26.7, Fiber 2, Sugar 2.6, Protein 20.6
BAHAMIAN CONCH FRITTERS
Probably the most popular recipe in the Bahamian/Caribbean cuisine. Fresh Conch isn't always easy to find, and it has to be fresh. Be careful to keep it refrigerated and use as soon as possible.
Provided by mewmew
Categories Mussels
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1449.6, Fat 146.7, SaturatedFat 19.2, Cholesterol 35.2, Sodium 399.9, Carbohydrate 32.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 2.5, Protein 5.4
Tips:
- Make sure your conch is fresh. Fresh conch meat is firm and has a slightly briny smell. Avoid conch that is slimy or has a strong odor.
- Clean the conch properly. To clean the conch, remove the meat from the shell and rinse it thoroughly under cold water. Be sure to remove any bits of shell or grit.
- Use fresh ingredients. The fresher your ingredients, the better your fritters will taste. Use fresh herbs, vegetables, and spices.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will make the fritters tough. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
- Fry the fritters in hot oil. The oil should be hot enough to sizzle when you drop the batter in. This will help the fritters cook evenly.
- Don't overcrowd the pan. When frying the fritters, don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent them from cooking evenly.
- Serve the fritters hot. Conch fritters are best served hot out of the fryer. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.
Conclusion:
Conch fritters are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties or potlucks. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make delicious conch fritters that your friends and family will love. So next time you're looking for a tasty and unique appetizer, give conch fritters a try!
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