Recipe: Re: Request: conch recipes

I found this in "BEST of the BEST from FLORIDA" cookbook

Conch Chowder

1/4-- 1/2 lb salt pork or bacon
2 onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 C chopped celery
2 quarts water (or more)
1 can hominy, drained
2 cans tomatoes
salt & pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. oregano
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 tsp. curry powder
1 1/2 lbs. conch, ground
1 large pkg. mixed, frozen soup vegetables

In large pot, fry out salt pork. Saute onion, green pepper,& celery. Add water, hominy & tomatoes & cook for 20 min. Add ground conch. Add salt & pepper, garlic,thyme, oregano, mushroom soup, curry powder, & soup vegetables & simmer until vegetables are tender.