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Recipe
Alligator Sauce Piquante [1]

Alligator Sauce Piquante

Alligator is cooked up in a spicy piquante sauce and served over rice for a hearty, manly meal. If you can find it, alligator tail meat is the preferable cut to use here.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 to 2 1/2 hours
  • Yield: 6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions
  • 3/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
  • 3/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons bleached all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups seeded and chopped plum tomatoes
  • 3 cups Chicken Stock or [3]
  • canned low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Emeril's Red Pepper Sauce or other hot pepper sauce
  • 1 1/2 pounds alligator meat, cut into 2-inch strips
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Creole Seasoning
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions (green and white parts)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • Perfect Rice, hot [4]

Directions

  • Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in large heavy nonstick pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir in the onions, bell peppers, celery, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons of the flour and cook, stirring, to cook the flour without browning, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, Worcestershire, and pepper sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low.

  • Place several pieces of alligator meat at a time on a work surface covered with plastic wrap. Cover the meat with plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet until 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 2-inch strips.

  • Combine the remaining 1/2 cup flour and the Essence in a medium bowl. Dredge the alligator pieces in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess.

  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the meat and fry until golden brown, turning once, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the skillet and repeat with the remaining alligator.

  • Add the meat to the sauce. Increase the heat under the sauce to medium-high and bring to a gentle rolling boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender, about 2 hours. Remove and discard the bay leaves.

  • To serve, spoon the rice into soup bowls, top with the meat and sauce, and garnish with the green onions and parsley.

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Recipe Details

  • Source: Prime Time Emeril Cookbook [7]
  • Dish Type: Entree [8]
  • Cuisine: Cajun/Creole [9]
  • Cooking Method: Simmering [10]
  • Occasion: Any [11]
  • Effort Level: Simple [12]

Tags

cajun/creole cuisine [13]

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