
Soups
Sopa de caracol
A Creole soup from the Honduran Caribbean coast, made with conch meat in a creamy coconut milk broth. Flavoured with coriander and green plantain, it is traditionally served at weekends.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Bouillon
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Tenderise the conch meat by boiling it for 20 minutes in salted water, then cut it into pieces.
- Fry the chopped onion, garlic, pepper and tomato in the oil until they break down.
- Add the water, the yuca and the plantain cut into pieces, then simmer for 20 minutes over medium heat.
- Stir in the conch, the thyme and the coconut milk, then simmer for another 20 minutes over low heat.
- Add the chopped coriander at the end of cooking and adjust the seasoning.
- Serve very hot with a lime wedge.
Variations and tips
Using what's available here. Replace the conch with clams or prawns, which are easier to find in supermarkets.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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