GATOR BITES RECIPE

BRICE PALMER’S FRIED ALLIGATOR BITES RECIPE - SOUTHERN ...

I love fried gator tail, and the local restaurant in my area, The Black Hammock, has some of the best I’ve eaten. Unfortunately, I don’t have their recipe. We can actually purchase gator meat, fresh or frozen, at some fresh seafood houses so this is something I would love to try cooking myself. This recipe was taken from the Texas Cooperative Extension Alligator Cookbook and is posted there as a recipe from "Tony Chachere’s Cajun Country Cookbook". It sounds very good, and all recipes I’ve ever seen are very similar with the only noted differences being in the batter and seasoning ingredients. I hope you enjoy this one! NOTE: Servings and yield are estimated. Prep time DOES NOT include refrigeration time. Posted for ZWT5.

Total Time 30 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 24-36 bites, 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 lbs boneless alligator tail meat, cut into 1 cubes
3 cups milk or 3 cups evaporated milk
1 cup mustard
2 tablespoons of tony's creole seasoning
2 cups fish, fry mix (Golden Dipt or other brand)
2 cups pancake mix
cooking oil (for frying)

Steps:

Cut the alligator into 1” cubes and soak in milk (in the refrigerator) for 2 to 3 hours.
Drain milk then season meat (in the same bowl) with Tony’s Creole Seasoning.
Add the mustard to the bowl and mix well, coating meat with mustard.
Mix Fish Fry and pancake mix together in shaking bag. Drop meat cubes in shaking bag and coat well.
Deep fry at 375 F for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve hot with French fries and seafood sauce or other dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.4, FatContent 5.9, SaturatedFatContent 2.5, CholesterolContent 19.6, SodiumContent 789.7, CarbohydrateContent 29.9, FiberContent 1.9, SugarContent 0.9, ProteinContent 7.5

ALLIGATOR FINGERS RECIPE | ALLRECIPES

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Quick and easy way to fix up gator bites for your friends - exotic, but taste like chicken! You can get frozen alligator meat online.

Provided by JerryFLA

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry

Total Time 1 hours 0 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 pounds alligator meat, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
oil for frying
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons garlic powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons black pepper
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon brown mustard
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Steps:

Place alligator meat in a medium bowl, and mix with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Cover, and refrigerate about 10 minutes.
Pour oil into a large skillet to a depth of 1 inch, and heat over a medium-high flame.
Add to a large resealable bag the flour, cornmeal, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and black pepper. Squeeze off excess liquid from meat, and add one handful of meat to the resealable bag. Shake to coat. Remove meat, shake off excess flour, and set on a plate. Repeat with remaining meat.
When oil is hot, place meat pieces into oil, being careful not to overcrowd. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove to paper towels, and serve hot.
To prepare dipping sauce, mix together in a small bowl the mayonnaise, horseradish, brown mustard, and red wine vinegar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 487.1 calories, CarbohydrateContent 19.1 g, CholesterolContent 2 mg, FatContent 20.4 g, FiberContent 1.2 g, ProteinContent 54 g, SaturatedFatContent 2.1 g, SodiumContent 59.7 mg, SugarContent 1 g

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