Tenderized Farmed Alligator Meat

Description

Looking for something exciting to offer at your next backyard BBQ or your restaurant for your more adventurous customers or friends? How about Alligators Inc’s tenderized alligator meat! Our alligators are professionally farm raised in South Florida at our family owned and operated farm and processed in our on-site state certified and inspected HACCP compliant facility.

Our alligators are raised indoors in climate-controlled buildings and fed the best custom blended feed (56% protein and high fat) assuring an excellent result. Our alligators are NOT fed any growth hormones or steroids. They are NOT soaked in any preservatives such as Sodium Tripolyphosphate.

Our tenderized alligator meat is tenderized twice and packaged in 2.5-pound vacuum sealed packages. They are shipped frozen in custom insulated shipping boxes with dry ice and cooking instructions.

Alligator meat is an excellent choice for health-conscious friends and patrons. They are packed with protein even more than chicken, beef, or pork. Alligator is a lean white meat with a mild flavor like chicken and is low in fat and cholesterol. The tail contains most of the white meat, but the back loins, neck, and ribs are excellent as well. The legs contain a darker meat with a slightly more game taste.

We ship on every Monday and Tuesday, we recommend to our customers that they should place their order the Wednesday before they want it shipped, as it takes a day or two to process and receive the order.

Fried Alligator Bites

Our freshly farmed raised alligator meat is tenderized to perfection and can be served as a platter with French fries or simply used as an appetizer where both highlight the best golden fried alligator meat

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 8 to 10

Equipment

• Deep Fryer or Stovetop Pot
• Paper towels

Ingredients

  

• 2.5 lbs Tenderized Alligator Meat
• 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tbsp Garlic Salt
• 2 tbsp Original Everglades Seasoning
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 1 large Egg
• 1 cup Hot Sauce (optional)
• Flour for dredging
• Breadcrumbs for dredging
• Peanut oil to fill Fryer or Pot

Instructions

 

• Pat the alligator meat dry, place in a medium bowl and season with the garlic powder, onion powder, garlic salt, and pepper, and toss to coat evenly.
• Heat peanut oil in an electric deep fryer until it registers 310°F.
• In a separate bowl whisk together the buttermilk and eggs. Whisk well. (Combine hot sauce with buttermilk mixture if desired)
• Dip the alligator in the flour and shake off. Then add into the buttermilk mixture and shake off. Then into the breadcrumbs and shake off. Repeat the process until all is done.
• When the oil is ready, add the alligator pieces to the deep fryer in batches, shaking off any excess flour before adding them to the oil and being careful not to overcrowd the skillet, 1-1:20 minutes.
• Transfer the alligator to a plate lined with paper towels and lightly toss with everglades seasoning. Repeating until all the alligator is cooked.
• Serve with desired dressing and enjoy!

Video

Notes

When overcooked, alligator meat becomes very tough and chewy. To avoid this, you only allow the gator bites to cook just until they are cooked through.

Cook the alligator in batches to make sure you do not crowd them. If you crowd them, the temperature of the oil drops and your bites will be greasy and soggy. Also, allow the oil to reheat before starting the next batch.

Keyword Alligator Bites, Alligator Tenders, Fried Alligator, Fried Alligator Bites, Gator Bites