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Alligator: Broiled Alligator Tail with Lemon Butter Sauce

Source of Recipe

Justin Wilson's "Homegrown Lousiana Cooking"


List of Ingredients

2 lb Alligator tail trim and slice thin.

-----LEMON BUTTER SAUCE-----
1/4 lb Butter/margarine
1/2 ts Onion powder
1 1/2 ts Salt
Cayenne pepper to taste
1 1/2 ts Lemon juice
1 tb Parsley fresh choped OR 1 1/2 ts Parsley dried


Recipe

LEMON BUTTER: Over low heat in small saucepan, melt margarine or butter and stir in the remaining ingredients; DON'T LET IT BOIL. Let heat through, then serve immediately. Yield: About 1/2 cup

BROILED ALLIGATOR TAIL: Lay alligator slices on a flat broiler pan, and place about 6 inches from the heating element. Broil for 10 to 15 minutes or until done. Remove the pan from the oven and brush the top of the meat with the lemon-butter sauce, making sure to coat the entire surface. Serve immediately. Serves 4.