Alligator Cacciatora Banquet

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Title: Alligator Cacciatora Banquet
Categories: Cajun, Italian, Main dish
Yield: 100 servings

3 ea Adult Alligators
15 lb Zucchini sliced
3 cn Black pitted olives sliced
1 c Black pepper
4 c Oregano
1 pk Bay leaves (small box)
4 c Vegetable oil
50 lb Canned whole tomatoes
10 lb Sliced onions
1 c Salt
1/2 c Crushed red pepper
4 c Diced fresh parsley
20 lb Assorted green & Red
1 ea Whole bulb of garlic

peppers Alligators... Discard head, feet and tail.
Wash and cut into individual portions. (so how much do
3 adult alligators weigh anyway?) Borrow, beg or steal
huge cooking pot. Use medium heat for oil and garlic.
Add alligator portions, turning often. Add tomatoes,
bring to boil, simmer, add salt, pepper, red pepper,
oregano, bay leaves, and parsley. Cover and simmer for
2 1/2 hours. Last 30 minutes add onions, peppers,
zucchini. Last 5 min. add sliced olives. Serve with
salad topped with favorite Italian dressing and crisp
bread. "New Orleans Cooks The Italian Way" Locovozzi &
Mollicone (note: this is a real recipe and there is a
whole Italian area of New Orleans which as you can see
is spicy like cajun, but truely Italian. I have though
of ways to make this with some other meat, because we
just don't have alligators in Milwaukee! Maybe
buffalo?)
Courtesy of Shareware RECIPE CLIPPER 1.2

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