Posted on 04/30/2020 10:38:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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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