gator bites
I'm originally from NY and now I live down south. I wasn't sure if I would like gator at all but its actually pretty good. You might not find the meat up north though. Oh and yes it does taste like chicken...lol. We usually go to a local wings place here that has gator bites served with honey mustard and i wanted to try making them at home. I found a recipe online and changed it by adding white cornmeal to the pancake flour. Was a big hit!
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Ingredients
- 1 pound gator tail ( cut in 1 inch pieces )
- - buttermilk for soaking
- 1 cup pancake mix
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white cornmeal flour
- 1 cup of yellow mustard
- - any kind of seasonling like creole or similar
- - oil for frying
How To Make gator bites
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Step 1After you cut the tail meat into bite size pieces soak them in buttermilk for 2 hrs or more.
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Step 2Drain meat and then add to a bowl. Sprinkle with your favorite seasoning. Cajun or creole.
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Step 3Add yellow mustard and toss to coat each piece of meat.
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Step 4In another bowl or bag ( i used a paper bag ) dump in your flours. shake to combine.
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Step 5Then add about 8- 10 pieces of meat to the bag at a time and shake to coat them with flour.
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Step 6Add the pieces to oil that has been heated to 375 and cook for 6 mins turning them at 3 mins. Do these in batches. I used a cast iron pan. Serve with your favorite honey mustard dressing. You could also do this with chicken to make nuggets if you cant find gator or do not like gator meat.
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Category:
Meat Appetizers
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