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Side Dish · Virgin Islands Recipe

Conch Fritters

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup onions
  • 1/2 cup peppers, red and green
  • 1 cup flour, sifted
  • 3/4 cup pancake mix, sifted
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salad oil
  • 2 cups conch, cleaned, cooked and minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • Tabasco sauce
  • Cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. Sift flour with sugar, baking powder, pancake mix and salt.
  2. Beat eggs with milk, oil and Vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until smooth.
  3. Add conch, onions and peppers, blend thoroughly.
  4. Heat oil in skillet or fryer. Drop mixture by tablespoons. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes.