Alligator Sauce Picante

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Alligator Sauce Picante

Recipe By : From Cookbook USA
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 lb alligator meat
4 tbl flour
3 mediun onions -- chopped
2 medium bell peppers -- chopped
4 cloves garlic -- minced
3 cans rotel tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato paste
4 ribs celery -- chopped
1 qt chicken stock
salt, red pepper, black pepper -- to taste
4 tbl oil
1 1/2 bunches green onions -- chopped
4 bay leaves
1 stick butter
1 slice lemon -- (thin)
1/4 c parsley

With oil and flour, make a roux. Add onions, celery, and bell pepper
and simmer for about 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and rotel tomatoes and
simmer an additional 30 minutes. Add garlic, meat, and chicken stock.
Simmer 25 minutes. Add green onions, bay leaf, salt, red and black
pepper and cook 20 minutes. Add parsley, butter and lemon slice and
simmer 20 minutes more. (98 minutes total) Serve over rice. Note: To
prepare alligator meat for the above recipe, get meat from other than
tail. Place in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove meat from water and
flush thoroughly with fresh water. Place meat in a cast iron pot and
saute in a little oil until lightly brown. Remove from pot, discard oil
and use in above recipe. These procedures are said to remove the
'fishy' taste from the alligator meat. Posted on Kitmailbox by
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