Medium
Christmas Noche Buena
Conch Chowder - Anguilla Christmas Seafood Soup
Anguilla's festive conch soup - queen conch in creamy Caribbean chowder. This British territory represents Anguillan maritime heritage and island hospitality.
85
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
65 min
Cook Time
85 min
Total Time
Ingredients (11 items)
2.00 lbs
Conch meat
cleaned, diced
3.00 large
Potatoes
diced
2.00 large
Onions
chopped
3.00 stalks
Celery
diced
2.00
Bell peppers
diced
1.00
Scotch bonnet pepper
whole
2.00 cups
Heavy cream
4.00 cups
Fish stock
4.00 sprigs
Thyme
0.25 cup
Butter
2.00 tsp
Salt and pepper
each
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Tenderize conch by pounding. Dice into small pieces.
2
Sauté onions, celery, peppers in butter until soft.
10 minutes
3
Add fish stock, potatoes, thyme, scotch bonnet. Simmer 20 minutes.
20 minutes
4
Add conch. Simmer 30 minutes until tender.
30 minutes
5
Add cream. Heat through but don't boil.
5 minutes
6
Season with salt and pepper. Remove scotch bonnet.
7
Should be thick and creamy.
8
Serve with Johnny cakes. Anguilla Christmas tradition.