How long to steam the conch depends on the size of the conch to decide, generally only need to steam 10 minutes.
Ordinary conch size steaming 10 minutes can be, if the conch is larger, we can steam time longer, about ten minutes or so, try not to exceed fifteen minutes. If it is relatively small conch steam five minutes can be, steaming time is not too long, because the meat of the conch itself is relatively small, steaming time is too long, then, may be meat is not.
The conch should be steamed in cold water, so that the conch matures with the rising water temperature, and the conch meat is more delicious. If you choose to steam the conch with boiling water, the water vapor in the pot after the water boils is very large, the conch in the pot will be because of the sudden contact with the heat and contraction, will shrink their entire body to the conch tail, in this case the steamed conch taste will be very hard, and fishy very heavy. Steam the conch and then put in the seasoning, this will be more delicious.
The way to buy conch
1, look at the shell, a good conch shell is often seen that kind of regular skin, patterned, and then a little bit of unevenness, the shape of the conch is also the shape of the rules, this kind of conch shell is thinner, the taste and texture of the meat will be a little bit better, and the meat is also larger. If the skin is very uneven, there are obvious pits and scars, this kind of try not to buy.
2, look at the opening, the opening part is a piece of meat exposed, we look at the time is to look at the opening of this piece of meat, if this group of meat is more convex, bulging a little bit and the shell separation, it shows that the conch meat is very full, but also more fat, naturally, this is worth buying.