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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 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
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.
Yield: 6 servings
Notes
Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Alligator Sauce Piquante
Serves: 6
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 449.71 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 25.5 g | 39.2% | |
| Saturated Fat 5.25 g | 26.3% | |
| Trans Fat 0.28 g | ||
| Cholesterol 75.04 mg | 25% | |
| Sodium 699.76 mg | 29.2% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 25.91 g | 8.6% | |
| Dietary Fiber 3.35 g | 13.4% | |
| Sugars 7.23 g | ||
| Protein 30.95 g | ||
| Vitamin A 8.58 % | Vitamin C 42.61 % | |
| Calcium 6.52 % | Iron 25.02 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Beckies Kitchen