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Cooking Alligator

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So I have a big piece of alligator tail that I bought at the market here and I was going to try and cook it up tonight. The only problem is I'm not exactly sure how or what way I want to cook it...

Any of you guys have any good recipes for marinades or spices to use? I know there's a few chefs or aspiring chefs on this site. It's a beautiful day outside, should I grill it? I'm open to pretty much any ideas, the only two things I really don't want to do are deep fry it or use it in a stew.

Thanks!
 

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It's hard not to fry it or put it in a stew (or sausage). It's an extremely chewy meat. It's really really good though, and served in many restaurants around here.
 

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mmm...alligator gumbo sounds good right about now. what'd you end up cooking?
 

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Thanks for the input guys.

I ended up just marinating it in a mixture of milk and several different kinds of pepper, then grilling it outside and serving with a Greek style salad.

It really wasn't chewy at all or anything, just used a little bit of habanero sauce on top and it was perfect.
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I'll probably buy some more and try deep frying like Whodini suggested, the reason I didn't want to do that this time or use it in a stew is because I really didn't want to mask the flavor that much with too many other things
 

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Originally Posted by SoundItOff
Thanks for the input guys.

I ended up just marinating it in a mixture of milk and several different kinds of pepper, then grilling it outside and serving with a Greek style salad.

It really wasn't chewy at all or anything, just used a little bit of habanero sauce on top and it was perfect.
smile.gif


I'll probably buy some more and try deep frying like Whodini suggested, the reason I didn't want to do that this time or use it in a stew is because I really didn't want to mask the flavor that much with too many other things


Don't sound half bad, sounds rather good actually.
You'll it fried too. I like mine fried with a flour coating opposed to batter which I've seen done on occasion. Living in the North I'm not sure which is most traditional.
 

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Originally Posted by SoundItOff
I ended up just marinating it in a mixture of milk and several different kinds of pepper, then grilling it outside and serving with a Greek style salad.

It really wasn't chewy at all or anything, just used a little bit of habanero sauce on top and it was perfect.
smile.gif


Sounds good. I'll have to try it sometime.
 

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As others have said, fried is definitely good. I've also had it blackened, which was quite tasty.
 

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I had it blackened once, quite good, IMO. Other than that, deep fry is the way to go. Gator and rabbit taste remarkably like chicken to me. So I don't even see the point of eating these two meats anymore.
 

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like a couple others have said before, blackened is a great option for gator if you are looking for an alternative to the fried option
 

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Does brilliantly well as a curry. Otherwise I'd marinate and sear, maybe do a sherry reduction.
 

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I'll take the tail skin if you're not using it. It would make a perfect condom for me.
 

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