Alligator Etouffée (Etoufée)

If you haven’t had alligator before, it’s been described as tasting like a combination of chicken and calamari. The texture is similar to rabbit or chicken. If you happen to kill yourself a gator, you can fry it, make a sauce piquant or make an smother it in an etouffée.

Ingredients

• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (10 oz) can tomatoes or Rotel Brand tomato
• Salt, black pepper and cayenne to taste
• 1 lb alligator meat, cut in thin strips
• 2 sticks butter
• 1/2 cup green onions
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (optional)

Directions