Posted: 7/7/2011 6:57:19 PM EDT
| Local grocery store has frozen 1 pound fillets of tailmeat. Is it one of those things that's only good cut into strips, breaded and deepfried(the only recipe I have seen) or would it be good if I just took the whole piece and grilled it? Probably going to buy some but want to know how I'm going to cook it first. |
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I had some 'gator' at a resturant the other day...it was cooked up like 'calf fries'(nuts)..cut up in chunks battered and deep fried. That's the recipe I see the most often. I'd rather grill than fry, but if it tastes lousy on the grill, looks like deep frying time. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I had some 'gator' at a resturant the other day...it was cooked up like 'calf fries'(nuts)..cut up in chunks battered and deep fried. That's the recipe I see the most often. I'd rather grill than fry, but if it tastes lousy on the grill, looks like deep frying time. Grilled gator can be done, but it really does need to be kept wet while grilling with whatever sauce you want. Get a pound and fry half. Then grill half kabob style. You'll know by the time you're done what you prefer. |
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How about some alligator sauce piquante? Best way to eat alligator, IMO.
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Quoted: Quoted: I had some 'gator' at a resturant the other day...it was cooked up like 'calf fries'(nuts)..cut up in chunks battered and deep fried. That's the recipe I see the most often. I'd rather grill than fry, but if it tastes lousy on the grill, looks like deep frying time. I had it battered and fried, and it was good.   |
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Can I has da feets??
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Local grocery store has frozen 1 pound fillets of tailmeat. Is it one of those things that's only good cut into strips, breaded and deepfried(the only recipe I have seen) or would it be good if I just took the whole piece and grilled it? Probably going to buy some but want to know how I'm going to cook it first. bread it and fry it......mmmmmm |
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He looks comfy! |
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Damn, I was just thinking that!! Cozy and warm. |
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E's probably pining for the fjords! |
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He has a brisket to use as a pillow.
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now that is a first....and I like it I have had some good gator and some really bad gator but some tail meat chunked and fried....good stuff I also had some gator legs dripping in grease that were terrible lol |
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He even has a smile on his face  |
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Whatever you do, CUT OFF ALL THE FAT!!!! It tastes like fish purée.
I soak the trimmed gator meat in milk overnight. I usually add a dash of hot sauce to the milk. Season the chunks and bread it in pancake mix before deep frying. Out of curiosity how much are they selling the meat for? I hunt gators and take my kills to a commercial processor. I pay a skinning fee to keep the hide and then buy back as much meat as I care to eat. The processor charges less for 5# packs than he does for 2.5# packs, but either way it's ~$2.50 per #. I get the head back for free :) And before someone calls me a pussy for not processing out my gators at home, have you ever skinned a gator? It is a pain in the ass. I hunt with a few taxidermists and we ALL pay to have our gators processed. :) |
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Whatever you do, CUT OFF ALL THE FAT!!!! It tastes like fish purée. Out of curiosity how much are they selling the meat for? I hunt gators and take my kills to a commercial processor. I pay a skinning fee to keep the hide and then buy back as much meat as I care to eat. The processor charges less for 5# packs than he does for 2.5# packs, but either way it's ~$2.50 per #. I get the head back for free :) . :) $12.99/pound. Expensive, but we don't have huntable gators in IA. |