Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Sean's Xmas Present to Jim Part 2: Gator

There's nothing worse than saying, "Oh, we have a food blog" and then realize that you haven't blogged in three months. Ouch. Well, we're back and we'll try to back fill some of the things that we've cooked and learned, for example, why you don't cook beets with a white fish. Let's talk gator.

We thawed the gator loin and dressed it in blackened seasoning recipe, which was flavorful. [Incidentally, we used it on the grilled chicken breasts last night and it was still good.] The problem was the chewy texture which may have been the result of the quick cooking and high heat of the barbie. Peta talked to Sean a few nights ago and he was cooking rattlesnake. They talked about remedies for the chewy gator texture and they talked about pounding it out like a scaloppine, which was probably the right call. Next time!

Oh yeah, we served it with dirty rice. It's been so long since we cooked it that we can't find the recipe; however, it definitely had chicken livers. More current, better posts to follow, but we're back!!

Peta and Jim