alligator fun!
Oct. 25th, 2013 07:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheWell, not so fun. I decided to try to incorporate Andrew Zimmern's directive that "[s]mall cutlets turned in a hot skillet with lemon, roasted cherry tomatoes, and capers is a divine way to enjoy gator." I had no cherry tomatoes, so obviously there was no roasting to be had, but I did have tomatoes on the vine & capers, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Unfortunately, I forgot to decrease the amount of salt needed by the amount of capers used. Not that I had a lot of them, but the brine of the capers combined with my eyeballing of the salt had it all came out badly, especially since the tomatoes I used had not enough sweetness to counteract said saltiness.
So, yeah, next time, only pepper with this manner of cooking for coating alligator meat.
I still have more than half of the amount of alligator I purchased, so I have room for experimentation. Next attempt will be a marinade. (The acid in such should prevent the flesh from becoming too rubbery when cooked. We'll see.)
Edit: Or maybe I'll go wild & attempt alligator fajitas.
Unfortunately, I forgot to decrease the amount of salt needed by the amount of capers used. Not that I had a lot of them, but the brine of the capers combined with my eyeballing of the salt had it all came out badly, especially since the tomatoes I used had not enough sweetness to counteract said saltiness.
So, yeah, next time, only pepper with this manner of cooking for coating alligator meat.
I still have more than half of the amount of alligator I purchased, so I have room for experimentation. Next attempt will be a marinade. (The acid in such should prevent the flesh from becoming too rubbery when cooked. We'll see.)
Edit: Or maybe I'll go wild & attempt alligator fajitas.