Turks and Caicos Islands Conch Chowder

Ingredients:

2 medium potatoes, cubed

3 tbsp butter

2 medium onions, chopped semi-diced

4 cups chicken stock

Instant mashed potatoes

4 processed chesse, slices

2 tsp basil

Ground pepper

2 chutes celery, semi-diced

2 carrots, semi-diced

1 cup milk

2 tsp seasoned salt

A couple of shakes of tabasco

1 conch diced and tenderized with mallet

louisianna hot sauce for garnish

1 cup mixed veggies

Cooking Instructions:

Add potatoes, butter and onions to medium to large pot. Cook onions till golden. Add all the other ingredients but the instant mashed potatoes to mixture. Simmer for about 1 hour. Add the instant mashed potatoes until chowder becomes thick like a cream type soup. Let simmer for about 1 more hour to let the conch get tender. Serve in bowl (duh), with louisianna hot sauce shaken on top to make two neat stripes.

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