CRACKED CONCH AND CHICKEN SOUSE Recipe from THE BAHAMAS | Cooking with Kids

conch

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: fish

Shrimp provides a similar texture while being more accessible.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner, and pork can be less expensive.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can provide acidity at a lower cost.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños offer heat with less intensity, while bell peppers are milder.

Tenderize conch by pounding it with a mallet. Soak in milk for 30-45 minutes.

Put beaten eggs in a bowl. Mix cornmeal, garlic powder, salt, and pepper on a plate.

Remove conch from milk and sprinkle with onion powder.

Heat frying oil in a pot over medium. Dredge conch first in egg, then cornmeal, and fry 2-3 minutes on each side.

Serve with dipping sauce made of ketchup, mayonnaise, and lime juice.

Peel and quarter potatoes, soaking in salt water until ready to use.

Wash chicken in water and white vinegar, drain, and rinse with fresh water.

Season chicken with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, red chili pepper, and juice from half a lime. Let sit for a few minutes.

Add chicken to a pot of salted water and boil for 7-10 minutes. Drain and pour out the water.

Rinse chicken again and add to fresh water. Boil for another 3 minutes, drain, and rinse again.

Add chicken back to the pot with more water, potatoes, bay leaves, habanero, allspice, lime juice, lime rinds, cassava, and salt to taste. Boil for about 15 minutes.

Add celery and cook for 5 more minutes.

Serve with lime.

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