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Sopa de Caracol

Name: Sopa de Caracol
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Honduras
Ingredients: 200g Scallops; 300g Clams; 400ml Coconut milk; 1 Green banana; 2 Potato; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 Red bell pepper; A pinch Cilantro; 1/2 tsp Curry Powder; 400ml Water; 1 tsp Salt

Soup

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Conch simmered with coconut milk, green banana, and cassava — the famous soup of the Caribbean coast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Sopa de caracol is the famous soup of Honduras's Caribbean coast: large sea snails (conch) are simmered in coconut milk with green banana, cassava, and spices. A song about this soup became a huge hit across Latin America in the 1990s, making it known as Honduras's signature dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a beachside eatery on Honduras's Caribbean coast, bowls of white coconut soup full of shellfish and vegetables arrive as the sea breeze blows through.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Scallops 200g
Clams 300g
Coconut milk 400ml
Green banana 1
Potato 2
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Red bell pepper 1/2
Cilantro A pinch
Curry Powder 1/2 tsp
Water 400ml
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a pot, add the clams, and remove when they open.
Add the chopped onion, garlic, and bell pepper and simmer with the curry powder.
Add the diced potatoes and sliced bananas and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, scallops, and clams and simmer 5 minutes.
Season with salt and scatter with chopped cilantro.

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