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                           Alligator Etouffee

Recipe By     : New Orleans Recipes
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main Dishes                      Game

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2                    onions -- chopped
  2      Cloves        garlic -- chopped
  4      Stalks        celery -- chopped
  1      Can           Rotel tomatoes
  1      Pound         alligator meat -- cut in thin strips
  2      Sticks        butter
    1/2  Cup           green onions -- chopped
    1/4  Cup           parsley -- minced
                       Salt and pepper to taste
                       Cayenne pepper to taste
  3      cups          rice -- cooked

Saute onions, garlic and celery in butter until soft. Add Rotel tomatoes and
simmer for 20 minutes in covered iron pot. Add alligator meat and let cook
over low heat until tender, about 1 hour. If gravy is too thick, add a
little hot water. Serve over cooked rice. Festival: Kliebert's Annual
Alligator Day; August 19, 1995 Recipe: Nancy Kliebert

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