Conch Soup

== Description ==
Serves 8. Use as main course.
== Ingredients ==
* 5 – 6 large conch
* 1 small pig's tail (trim excess fat)
* 1 lime or 2 tbsp vinegar 30 ml
* ½ lb cocoa 225g
* 2 green plantain (sliced)
* 8 fingers okra
* 1 medium onion (sliced)
* 2 tbsp flour 30 ml
* 1 tbsp fat 30 ml
* 1 tsp salt 5 ml
* ½ tsp pepper 2 ml
* 1 tin vegetable soup (optional)
						
== Directions ==
# Remove dark covering from conch (use lime juice to make less slippery).
# Wash and pound conch.
# Boil conch and pig's tail for 15 minutes (throw away water).
# Add 4 – 6 cups water to conch and tail. Boil until tender (use pressure cooker if available).
# Add cocoa, okra and plantain and simmer for another 15 – 20 minutes.
# Add sliced onions and brown flour to stew.
# In frying pan add 2 tbsp fat and 2 tbsp flour.
# Fry until mixture is dark beige in colour. Keep stirring.
# Then add ½ cup water gradually to make a sauce. Add this to stew. Taste and season if necessary.
# Add soup.
# Serve hot with white rice or serve separately as a soup.
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