About how long to cook conch depends on the size, medium sized conch can be cooked for about 5 to 6 minutes, preferably not more than 10 minutes. For large conch it is generally recommended to cook for about 12-15 minutes. If you are not sure whether the conch is cooked or not, you can see whether its shell is open, fresh conch is almost cooked when its shell will open, found open shell after cooking for another 3 minutes is cooked.
It is not recommended to eat raw conch, because conch has parasites, the best way is to boil or steam to eat safer. General seafood products need to pay attention to the purchase of its dead or alive, if it is dead not fresh can not be eaten, at the same time you can use your nose to smell, to see if there is an odor, no odor indicates that it is very fresh, at the same time, you can use your hand to touch the shell of the conch mouth to determine whether it is dead or alive.
Nutritional value:
1, conch meat is rich in vitamin A, protein, iron and calcium, and its protein content is higher than lamb. It has therapeutic effects on diseases such as ophthalmia, jaundice, athlete's foot, hemorrhoids and so on.
2, conch meat containing calcium, magnesium, selenium, rich in ingredients, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease has a certain role in the prevention and treatment. Children, the elderly often eat the role of calcium to supplement the body's lack of calcium.
3, conch contains more protein and amino acids, carbohydrates, can enhance the body's immune function.