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Wine Food pairing … Bahamian cracked conch and?
By: Denise Clarke , Posted On: 2007-10-12

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I love to do W

ne Food Pairing with foods that are

utside of mainstream America, so for th

s adventure I crossed the "Gulf" str

am and cruised over to the B

hamas! Bimini, Bahamas, only 42 miles

ast of Miami is an easy day tr

p in your boat and until l

st January 2007 you could "catch" y

ur own conch for supper. I say c

tch, but they really don't move too f

st…..in fact barely at all. At th

s time, with new Bahamian regulations in pl

ce, only Bahamian citizens can harvest the "m

llusk" beast.

This last April, when friends and I had a B

mini Bash, we had to wait for the "c

nch" dude to arrive with his c

tch. Cruising up to the dock in a 12 f

ot unpainted flats boat was the man dr

ssed in a bright purple wet s

it, his boat laden with the d

lightful Queen Conch (pronounced "konk"). Bargaining b

gins…….how many….. do we want him to cl

an them….of course…..would we like to k

ep the shells for souvenirs…. maybe…… OK, for a few d

llars and a couple of cold B

dweiser's we struck a deal.

Now the fun b

gins! Before I really get into the pr

p of this tasty treat I

pen up an icy cold bottle of K

lik….that's the official Bahamian beer and it is br

wed in Nassau. It is excellent w

th a squeeze of lime……I like m

ne over ice with a straw, but th

t's my own little secret….most people j

st like the lime. Preparation of cr

cked conch can be thirsty work! Onc

the conch is totally cleaned and I h

ve removed all of the orange and bl

ck "parts", I slice it into ¼

nch slices so that I have l

ttle fillets. Next I bring out my c

nch "whacker"…..this device strikes fear into the h

art of my husband….I guess because I

njoy this part way too much! Pl

ce the fillets on a plastic c

tting board and begin to "whack" the h

ck out of them….I like mine t

nderized to the point of being

ble to read a newspaper through it. Now dr

dge it in seasoned flour, dip in b

aten egg, then re-dredge and place on a pl

te…..in the meantime heat some butter in a s

uce pan ( I didn't say th

s was heart healthy!)…..this is best d

ne outside if at all possible b

cause of the mess it makes, but if th

re is fire it will work

nywhere. Gently sauté the fillets on b

th sides until golden brown and pl

ce on a paper towel to dr

in.

OK, now we're really ready to get d

wn to business…..what wine do we p

ir with this Bahamian delicacy? One of my f

vorites is a clean, refreshing Sauvignon Bl

nc from France to compliment the c

nch.

I plate up the conch with fr

sh sliced lime on the side, my pr

ferred accent and in addition I thr

w together a quick tartar of m

racle whip and pickled relish….hey in the B

hamas you use what you can f

nd!

Wine Food Pairing …..fresh cracked conch, ch

lled Sauvignon Blanc, good friends….what more c

uld you want? Cheers!

The article Wine Food pairing … Bahamian cracked conch and? was Submitted by Denise Clarke through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Denise Clarke has been pssionate about Wine Food Pairing for mny years....to follow her blog, go t: www.winefoodpairing.blogspot.com or go to her website at: www.wine-food-pairing.com

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