Hey Jolly

[LuFins Dad]

My BIL is giving me 20lbs of gator meat and I’m trying to figure out the best way to cook it. Should I grill it or toss it in a croc pot?

[Doctor Phibes]

@lufins-dad said in Hey Jolly:

croc pot

Somebody shoot him

[LuFins Dad]

@doctor-phibes said in Hey Jolly:

@lufins-dad said in Hey Jolly:

croc pot

Somebody shoot him

I’ll never be stopped bayou or any of your friends…

[Jolly]

The tail meat is best. Be very meticulous in not allowing any gator fat on the meat to get into whatever you are cooking. Gator fat is mighty bitter.

Also, gator doesn't have a lot of taste, so season accordingly.

You can fry it (most common), make a sauce piquante with it or I've even seen sausage(it's mixed with pork). Here's one I haven't tried, but most of John's stuff is decent:

http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/game/alligator01.htm