Posted on 04/30/2020 10:38:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
If you've ever wondered how to cook alligator but didn't know where to begin, this is for you.
Florida-based YouTube stars Robert Arrington and his wife Sarah will teach you how to properly prepare, grill and fry an alligator tail. Instructions on how to actually kill the alligator aren't included but even if they were, um, don't try to get alligator meat that way. This is what stores are for. Please do not run out into the swamp and try to cut yourself off some alligator tail meat. You won't end up eating fried alligator. That alligator will eat you.
Curious about what it tastes like? "I always say gator tail is like a mix between frog legs and chicken," Robert says. "It's mild, but it's got its own unique flavor."
The finished product looks like it tastes amazing, and it's all because of the marinate he prepares with it.
An entire stick of butter fried in a pan with some garlic is all you need to coat the gator tail in flavoring before you add some salt and pepper and onions, and then take it to the grill for the grand finale. You'll want to cook it medium to medium well for the best flavoring, Robert says.
If you want to fry it golden brown, just repeat the same steps, but instead of grilling it, season the cooking oil in the pan with some onions and have fun. (Make sure to have paper towels ready for the excess oil.)
Robert's recipe pleased his fans at the end of the video, too.
One of his hunting buddies proclaims, "I'm from Eastern Oregon, and anybody that don't like that is communist. It has kind of a chicken taste, but it's not, but it's so good."
And as a Tennessee fan, this especially warms my heart.
Also, don't forget dipping sauce and, even more importantly, some good cajun hot sauce.
Swap it out for beef?
That is the ONLY way.
ugh.
Stir fry with tofu?
That right there is a way I want to try it. The only time I had gator was when I bought a bag of gator jerky at a specialty shop in St. Augustine, FL. (I’m a bit of a jerky aficianado.) It tasted like some sort of saltwater rough fish - very fishy and gamey, too much so. Our dogs - who were vacationing with us - thought it was the cat’s ass, so it didn’t go to waste. And they had a fantastic teriyaki ostrich jerky.
I ate rattlesnake once. I think I’ll keep it that way.
Justin Willson. The Cajun Gourmet Cook said “alligator taste like chicken”! He also ask a young boy on a country road in Louisiana carrying a chicken hawk “what you gonna do wit dat?” The little boy said make gumbo. Then he asked him “ chicken hawk make pretty good gumbo, huh?” The little boy said “bout like owl”. :)
[Justin Willson. The Cajun Gourmet Cook said “alligator taste like chicken”! He also ask a young boy on a country road in Louisiana carrying a chicken hawk “what you gonna do wit dat?” The little boy said make gumbo. Then he asked him “ chicken hawk make pretty good gumbo, huh?” The little boy said “bout like owl”. :)]
I tried some at Disney, FL and thought it tasted like a fried truck tire. I’ll stick with the turkey legs next time.
Fishy and gamey all at once. Tried it twice. No third time. Good for boots, not for eatin’.
Walmart used to carry frozen gator meat. I used to make an etouffee with it that was delicious.
Another grocery store started to stock it but it was tough and terrible.
Is this social engineering to move away from hard to get traditional meats?
I notice that on “Swamp People,” gator is usually served deep-fried or as part of a stew with lots of onions and spices.
Between chicken and frog leg? More like between lobster and frog leg to me. Actually I prefer alligator to lobster
I’ve eaten gator many, many (many) times and it’s always been delicious. I’ve had it fried, grilled, barbecued, in sausage and in gumbo. Cajun food is the best.
Tell that to the ones that have found their way to my freezer. Tail s overated. The second joint meat is the best.
I would bet the good stuff was leg meat and second was tail.
First thing you have to do is kill it...
I like alligator meat
For that matter, I have purchase quite a few pairs of boots from Ariat with alligator skin.
Luv em..
Lived in FL for 25 years but never tried it. Tried frog legs once from a restaurant but I think they were under cooked. Still kinds clear. Tasted like swamp.
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