Boiled Ground Conch

Submitted by Ernie Eryelle

"Simple Recipe that I got from my mum then and now one of Hubby's favourite dish. It can be served with plain white rice or Eat it on its own. Dip into Sweet Spicy Black Soya Bean Sauce. One of Asians' Favourite Seafood Servings."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 3 kg ground conch
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 shallots
• 1 onion
• 1 piece ginger, about a thumbsize
• 1 stick lemongrass
• water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon msg
• 10 chili peppers
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 lime

directions

1. Conch Must be washed thoroughly. Smell individual conch and ensure no stinky smell. That is rotten conch. It will spoil the entire dish if it ends up in the gravy.
2. Slice the Garlic,Shallots,Onion,Ginger. Shorten the Lemongrass and smashed the bud. Boil all these ingredients with moderate amount of water in ratio of 1:1.5 (1-Conch 1.5-Water).
3. Add in the conch upon boiling.
4. Add in 2 teaspoons of Salt and 1/4 teaspoons of MonoSodium Glutamate.
5. Leave to cook.
6. For Sauce: Blend Chilli Peppers, Garlic. Mix and stir with the Black Sweet Soya Sauce on low flame. Cut the lime into 2 and pressed into mixture. Throwing away the lime seeds and skin.