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Fried Alligator Recipe
Cooking and eating Alligator is uniquely Southern and you can find it in the south from New Orleans to Memphis to Charleston, SC to Miami. Alligators are abundant throughout the South; however, they are classified as an endangered species. Do not go out and catch one and fry it up or you could be faced with a fine and or the loss of a limb. There are places you can find Alligator Meat on the internet, and a simple search will yield plenty of online shops to purchase Alligator legally.
In Charleston, SC, most seafood restaurants have Alligator on the menu. Yes, it taste like chicken, kind of, but it also has a bit of a game taste to it as well. Some have compared it to rabbit and frog legs too.
Below you will find a Southern Alligator treat: Fried Alligator.
Fried Alligator Highlights
INGREDIENTS
•1 cup of Cooking sherry
•1/4 cup of lemon juice
•1 teaspoon seasoned salt
•1 tablespoon lemon pepper
•1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
•1 pound Alligator Meat, cut into bite sized pieces
•1 cup flour
•Vegetable Oil for deep frying
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix together the first 5 ingredients in a bowl or plastic bag large enough to contain the Alligator Meat
2. Marinate the Alligator Meat in the mixture for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator
3. Drain the alligator Meat
4. Dredge the Alligator Meat pieces in the flour
5. Deep fry pieces in vegetable oil at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, turning often until brown
6. Drain and serve hot