Key West Conch Cooking

Learn the secret behind cooking recipes that feature Key West’s favorite conch (say, “konk”). Joyce LaFray's Conch Cooking/em> shares this nutritious — and delicious — alternative to the usual seafood fare. This collection showcases time-tested recipes from some of Florida’s famous restaurants, including Mangrove Mama’s in Sugar Loaf Key, The Pier House in Key West, and Marker 88 Restaurant in Plantation Key. A sampling of the recipes includes these delicacies:

• Conch Chowder
• Key West Conch Salad
• Conch Parmesan
• Conch Pesto Marinara Sauce
• Mangrove Mama’s Conch Fritters
• Pier House’s Caribbean Conch Ceviche
• Marker 88’s Conch Bisque

Joyce shares her secrets of preparing this wonderful delicacy the right way, which she learned from the best cooks in the Caribbean and the most noted chefs in the States.