Cracked Conch

Ingredients:

1 whole conch

2 cups flour, seasoned with salt and papper

2 large eggs, beaten

2 cups bread crumbs

Method:

1. Lay the conch on a flat surface and slice the conch in half, slicing through parallel to the flat side so that you wind up with two large thin slices.

2. Cover each slice with plastic wrap and pound until meat is shredded. Literally - if you can see through the meat, you need to pound more. The pieces will start to come apart when you have it pounded enough. The meat should be almost paper thin. THis is the trick to getting the conch tender. If you do not pound it enough, the meat will be tough.

3. Takes pieces of the tenderized conch and dredge in flour, then dip in egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs. You can "reassemble" the separated bits of conch in this step, as the coating will hold them together.

4. Fry coated conch in oil until golden brown on each side, then transfer to dry paper towel to drain oil.