Alligator Stew

Coat the alligator with flour combined with salt and pepper. Brown in hot oil in a Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes, water, green onions, celery, onion, bell pepper and parsley and mix well. Cook, covered, over medium heat for about 30 minutes. Add more water if needed. Served over hot cooked rice. Makes 8 to …[Read More]

Fried Alligator

Remove all of the fat from the alligator. Cut the meat into 1/2-inch cubes.

Combine the alligator and milk in a bowl and let stand for 45 minutes. Remove from the milk and coat with flour combined with seasoned salt. Fry in hot oil in a skillet until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot. …[Read More]

Smoked Crappie Ball

Flake the fish with a fork. Combine the fish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cream cheese, and onion in a bowl and mix well. Shape the mixture into a ball. Roll in the pecans, then parsley. Serve as a spread for crackers. You may substitute smoked bass for crappie. Makes 32 servings.

Ingredients

1 pound smoked crappie
1 tablespoon …[Read More]

Gilley's Sac-a-Lait (Crappie)

Season one side of each fish with salt and cayenne pepper. Place seasoned side down in a greased baking dish. Score the top of the fish. Cut the lemon into halves and squeeze about 1 tablespoon lemon juice over the scored side. Broil for 8 minutes. Juice the lemon and combine remaining juice with 2 …[Read More]

Fried Crappie Fillets

Combine the fish and sour cream in a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour. Combine the baking mix, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt and garlic salt in a bowl and mix well. Coat the fish with the mixture. Fry in hot oil in a skillet until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Makes 6 to …[Read More]

Robbie's Catfish Gumbo

Heat a large cast-iron dutch oven or soup pot until it smokes. Add the peanut oil and heat. Sift the flour into the hot oil. Reduce the heat. Cook until the mixture is chocolate brown, stirring constantly. Add the onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic and cook until tender. Add the stock and crab meat …[Read More]

Catfish and Spaghetti Casserole

Drain the mushrooms, reserving the liquid. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour, salt and pepper and mix well. Add the milk and mushroom liquid gradually, stirring until smooth. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add the cheese, pimentos, mushrooms and fish and mix well. Spoon half the spaghetti into …[Read More]

Catfish Potato Cakes

Skin the fillets and chop finely. Combine the fish, eggs, flour, onion, parsley, salt, nutmeg, pepper and potatoes in a large bowl and mix well. Spoon 1/3-cup portions of the fish mixture onto a hot greased griddle or skillet. Flatten slightly with a spatula. Fry until browned on one side. Turn and brown on the …[Read More]

Smoky Broiled Bream

Melt the margarine in a saucepan and add onion salt, garlic salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, onion and lemon juice and mix well.

Arrange the fish in a greased pan or grill basket. Broil for 12 to 15 minutes, basting every 5 minutes with the margarine mixture and turning twice. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Ingredients

1 cup …[Read More]

Buttermilk Bream

Combine the flour, salt, pepper, eggs, buttermilk and lemon juice in a large bowl and mix well. Place the fish in the mixture and let stand for 20 minutes. Fry in hot oil in a skillet until brown. Makes 10 to 15 servings.

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 eggs
1 quart buttermilk
juice of 1 lemon
12 …[Read More]