🇧🇸 Bahamian Cuisine

Scorched Conch

Tenderized Raw Conch with Citrus

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 2

Difficulty Easy

Calories 146 kcal

Barely cooked conch meat scored and seasoned with lime, onion, and hot pepper. A raw delicacy for conch purists.

Ingredients

2 fresh conch, cleaned
3 limes, juiced
1 small onion, finely diced
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, minced
Salt to taste

Instructions

1 Clean conch thoroughly, removing all dark skin.
2 Score the conch meat deeply in a crosshatch pattern to tenderize.
3 Squeeze lime juice generously over the scored conch.
4 Top with diced onion and minced Scotch bonnet pepper.
5 Season with salt. Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

Scorched conch is eaten right from the shell at dock-side stalls, often considered an aphrodisiac by locals.