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UNCLE AL'S SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 6 minutes. (Don't fully cook the sausage, as it will be finished in the oven.) Drain the fat from the skillet.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers and cook, stirring, until tender, about 2 minutes. Add in the remaining ingredients except for the mushrooms, cherry peppers, and Parmesan and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 3 minutes.
• Combine the sausage, vegetable mixture, mushrooms, and cherry peppers in the gratin dish. Bake uncovered until well browned, about 40 minutes. Serve garnished with basil leaves and Parmesan.

ALLIGATOR HUSHPUPPIES

Steps:

• For the hushpuppies: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until beginning to show color, about 8 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Combine the creamed corn, cornmeal, flour, milk, baking powder, salt, sugar and sauteed onion in a large container. Cover and let sit overnight.
• For the honey datil sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, sriracha, pepper sauce and honey in a large bowl and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve, preferably at least a few hours.
• For the fresh horseradish aioli: Combine the mayonnaise, horseradish, relish, fresh horseradish root, pepper sauce and lemon juice in a large bowl and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve, preferably at least a few hours.
• Make the hushpuppies: Dice the alligator, duck bacon and ham into small uniform pieces (about 1/4 inch). Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat. Add the duck bacon and begin to cook.
• When the bacon is about half cooked, about 4 minutes, add the alligator and stir to combine. Cook the alligator through, about 5 minutes, then add the country ham and cook over medium or medium-low until the ham is heated through, being careful not to overcook the bacon. Turn off the heat, remove the meat from the pan and let cool to room temperature. Add the meat to the cornmeal batter and mix to combine.
• Heat 3 to 4 inches of the vegetable oil in a deep-fry pan to 320 degrees F.
• Spoon 2-ounce balls of batter into the oil and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per batch. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels and let cool slightly before serving with the honey datil sauce and fresh horseradish aioli.

SEX WITH AN ALLIGATOR

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker full of ice, combine pineapple juice, melon liqueur, and coconut rum. Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass. Pour in the raspberry liqueur and let it sink to the bottom, then float the Jagermeister on top. If done correctly, you should have a brown layer on the top and bottom and green in the middle.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except cheeses and pour into a large greased casserole.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle cheeses over casserole.
• Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes more.

SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°., In a large bowl, combine the crab, shrimp, celery, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and pimientos. In a small bowl, whisk mayonnaise, milk, pepper and Worcestershire sauce; stir into seafood mixture. Stir in rice., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with the dry bread crumbs. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 40-50 minutes.

SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange fish and scallops in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish., In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour and pepper until smooth; gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 1/4 cup of each cheese; set aside. , In a small skillet, saute mushrooms in remaining butter until tender; stir into cheese sauce. Spoon over seafood. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake 15-20 minutes or until bubbly and fish flakes easily with a fork. If desired, top with chives to serve.

SEAFOOD ALFREDO

Steps:

• For the bechamel sauce: Melt the butter in a saucepan. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the milk. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid burning. Season with salt and white pepper, then strain through a chinois and hold for later use.
• For the seafood alfredo pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil to reheat the cooked pasta. In a saute pan or small saucepan, heat the bechamel sauce to a simmer. Add the Parmesan and stir to melt the cheese. Add the crabmeat and toss to warm.
• Sprinkle the shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat a large saute pan over high heat. Add the grapeseed oil and then the shrimp to the pan. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then flip the shrimp and finish cooking, another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the shrimp, leaving the oil in the pan. Hold the shrimp for plating.
• Add the sliced garlic to the shrimp pan and saute until it just begins to brown around the edges. While the garlic is cooking reheat the pasta in the boiling water, about 1 minute. Strain the pasta, add it to the pan with the garlic and toss.
• Add the bechamel and crab to the pasta and toss. Add the lemon juice, Chicken stock and cream and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the egg yolks and toss to incorporate. Cook for 1 minute to help thicken the sauce. Add the shrimp and toss.
• Divide the pasta and shrimp evenly between serving plates and garnish with chopped chives.

ALLIGATOR SAUSAGE & CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix alligator sausage with remaining ingredients.
• Place in a covered casserole or pan and cook in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
• After 30 minutes, stir well and continue cooking for the remaining time.
• Let cool, uncovered, for a few minutes and serve.

GULF COAST ALLIGATOR CHILI

Steps:

• Soak alligator in buttermilk in a container, refrigerated, overnight.
• Transfer alligator to a colander and rinse all the buttermilk off the meat. Let it completely drain or pat dry with a paper towel.
• Saute the alligator and ground pork together with the vegetable oil in a large stockpot on medium heat until the meats start to brown and release liquid, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the cooked meat to a bowl to separate it from the liquid fat. Keeping the fat on medium heat, add the onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic, followed by the chipotles, jalapenos and serranos. Sweat this mixture down until onions turn clear.
• Add diced tomatoes. At this point, you will have a bit of liquid from all the fats and vegetables. Stir in 1/2 cup flour (or more, if desired) to thicken up the liquid and absorb the fats. Stir in the chicken stock, followed by the tomato sauce. Add the drained ranch beans, although this step is optional, depending on whether you want beans in
• your chili (hint: we always do). Cook, stirring regularly, until the pot hits a low boil. Add the alligator and pork mixture, along with half the beer. Stir in the cayenne, chili powder, cumin, turmeric, paprika, black pepper and salt. Reduce the heat to very low, then cover pot and simmer, stirring every 10 minutes or so to keep the chili from sticking to the bottom, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Though you could actually serve this dish now, as it will taste great, we truly feel that refrigerating and reheating it again adds to "the leftover effect" which allows the flavors to really marinate and come out to a noticeable degree. Remove pot from heat and set to the side until chili hits room temperature. Refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, just reheat slowly (up to a low boil), stirring in the remaining beer to loosen up the dish. Garnish with green onions, Cheddar, sour cream and hot sauce. We always garnish the chili with our signature Dixie Fried Blue Crab and Corn Hush Puppies.

CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Lightly coat a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan set over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for about 8 minutes. Add the crawfish, bell pepper, and green onions, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, parsley, garlic powder, cayenne, black pepper, and salt and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, add 2 cups of the bread crumbs and the egg, and stir well.
• Pour the mixture into the casserole dish and top with the remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Bake for 25 minutes or until the casserole is set and the bread crumbs are golden brown.

CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook yellow rice mix according to package directions. Spray skillet with Pam and saute seasoning mix.
• When seasoning mix is tender, add tomatoes and crawfish. Simmer this until rice is cooked.
• Remove cooked rice from heat and add mushroom soup to rice.
• Spray 13 x 9 casserole dish with Pam. Pour rice mixture into casserole dish. Fold crawfish mixture into rice. Top with Mexican cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20-30 minute.

BAKED SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a well-buttered 9"x13" baking dish, layer seafood in the order listed; cover with cheese. Mix together the Ritz cracker crumbs, butter, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder; spread over the cheese, covering top.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve the casserole with a wedge of lemon.

CRAWFISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare oven to 350 degrees F. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until the onion is transparent, for about 2 minutes. Add the bell peppers and scallion and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes longer.
• In a large bowl, stir together the Miracle Whip, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne and black peppers. Stir in the crawfish tails, cooked onion and bell pepper mixture. Stir in the bread crumbs.
• Spoon the mixture into a 1-quart casserole dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until the mixture is bubbly. Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for 5 minutes longer or until cheese has melted. Serve immediately.