Conch Soup Haitian-style

== Ingredients ==
* 1 lb conch
* 1 tomato, peeled
* 2 tbsp lime juice
* sprig of fresh basil
* 1½ qt. chicken broth
* ½ cup carrots, diced
* 1 clove garlic, slivered
* salt and pepper
* 1 green pepper, sliced
* 1 cup uncooked vermicelli
* 1 onion, sliced
* 4 or 6 drops Tabasco sauce
== Directions ==
# Wash and trim conch.
# Dry the conch thoroughly, then pound it with floured wooden mallet.
# Rub it with lime juice.
# Cut conch into bite-size pieces and set aside for later use.
# In a heavy kettle bring to a brisk boil broth, tomato, onion, green pepper, garlic, and basil.
# Reduce heat and simmer for about twenty minutes.
# Remove broth from fire and strain, discarding vegetables.
# Return broth to the fire and add carrots.
# Simmer for about twenty minutes.
# Add to broth the conch, pepper, salt, vermicelli and Tabasco sauce.
# Simmer an additional ten minutes, or just until the conch is tender.
# Do not overcook.
# Serve hot.
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