Smoked Gator | Whole Smoked Alligator Recipe
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2020
- - Whole Smoked Gator Recipe
#smokedgator #gatorrecipe #howtobbqright
WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:
- 31lb Whole Alligator sourced from Gamekeeper Butchery www.gamekeepermeats.com/
- HowToBBQRight Red Handled 5" Boning Knife bit.ly/H2QKnife6
- Malcom's King Craw Cajun Seasoning bit.ly/KingCraw
- Killer Hogs Hot Rub bit.ly/TheHotRub
- Killer Hogs The BBQ Sauce bit.ly/TheBBQSauce
- Old Hickory Wing Basket bit.ly/WingBasket
- Thermoworks Thermapen bit.ly/H2QThermapen
- Weed Burner "Flame Thrower" amzn.to/3hfjLAc
The BBQ Ninja, Craig Verhage, / thebbqninja offered to stop by and show my how to smoke a whole gator. My buddies at Game Keeper Butchery sent us a 31lb alligator and we started with a 24 hour Gator Brine (recipe below).
After the brine, Craig trimmed all of the fat out of the gator’s tail. If you don’t remove the fat the meat can have a “fishy” taste. Then we seasoned with my King Craw cajun seasoning and Hot Rub. But you can really use just about any seasoning you want...
The tail is stuffed with a cream cheese, spicy boudin mixture. Then we placed the gator on the Outlaw Smoker.
Once the Outlaw was up to 275 using pecan wood, we loaded the gator on the cooking grate. It took about 4 1/2 hours for the gator to get to 165 internal in the tail where Craig said it was done. We removed the gator from the pit and hit the bark with a 50/50 blend of my The BBQ Sauce and Vinegar Sauce. Then Craig broke out the propane torch and hit the gator with a “cajun brûlée”.
Then he removed the stuffing and pulled all of the muscles off the tail followed by the leg meat and jowls. Then he chopped it all up into bite size pieces. Craig serves “gator rolls” (a play on the lobster roll) using a hot dog bun, a little stuffing and top with chopped pieces of gator meat with a drizzle of bbq sauce.
Ingredients:
- 30lb whole alligator dressed
- 1/4 cup Malcom’s King Craw cajun seasoning
- 1/4 cup Killer Hogs Hot Rub
- 1 bottle Killer Hogs The BBQ Sauce
- 1 bottle Killer Hogs Vinegar Sauce
Directions:
1. Place the cleaned and dressed 30lb whole gator in an empty cooler. Pour the brine solution (recipe below) over the gator. 4 gallons total should cover the gator depending on the size of cooler you are using. Place a 20lb bag of ice over the gator to weight it down and keep it cold during the brine process. Soak the gator for 24 hours in the brine.
2. Remove the gator from the brine and allow it to drain well. Pat the outside down with paper towel to remove excess moisture.
3. Place the gator backside up on cutting board, split the tail muscles around the bone and trim away all the fat under and around the muscles.
4. Season the gator with King Craw cajun seasoning and Killer Hogs Hot BBQ Rub on all sides. Stuff the tail cavity with the boudin cream cheese mixture (recipe below) and season the top of the stuffing with the same cajun and hot rub. Prop the gator’s jaws open with a block of wood (careful the teeth are sharp!)
5. Place the gator on a 275 degree bbq pit using pecan wood for smoke flavor.
6. Cook until internal temperature in the tail reaches 165 degrees on an instant read thermometer about 4 1/2 hours total.
7. Remove the gator from the pit and glaze the outside with 50/50 Killer Hogs BBQ sauce and Killer Hogs Vinegar sauce.
To serve:
1. Remove the stuffing, tail muscles, tenderloin, leg meat, and jowls
2. Chop the meat into bite size pieces
3. Place a little of the stuffing into a hot god bun topped with chunks of the gator meat
4. Drizzle the top with bbq sauce and enjoy!
Gator Brine Recipe
- 4 gallons water
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 cups salt
- 6oz Malcom’s King Craw cajun seasoning
- 2oz cup dry Louisiana crawfish/crab boil seasoning
- 2oz Louisiana liquid crab boil
- Juice from 2 lemons
Bring one gallon of water to a boil with all the other ingredients. Reduce to a simmer stirring often to dissolve dry ingredients. Remove from heat and allow cool. Stir in adding water (or ice to speed the cooling process) Pour over the gator in a large cooler. The gator should be completely covered with the brine. Soak for 24 hours. Also helps to weight the gator down with a 20lb bag of ice.
Gator Stuffing
- 2 blocks cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 lb jalapeño pork boudin sausage casing removed
- 1 package Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
- 8 strips crispy bacon crumbled
- 1 Tablespoon King Craw cajun seasoning
Place the cream cheese, boudin, ranch mix, bacon, and King Craw in a large mixing bowl. Stir well to combine and store in the refrigerator until ready to stuff in the gator.
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I've seen a whole hog with an apple in its mouth, but a gator with a whole chicken in its mouth is truly next level stuff.
Lol
😂😂😂
You in the deep South when you see this type of stuff🤭🤪🤣🤣 lol 😂
Lol
LOL 🇺🇸
This is the most Florida thing I've ever seen and as a Floridian I 100% approve.
Thought they was from Alabama 🥴
DaVeon nah this is a Alabama/Louisiana type of cook.
They are in Mississippi
I'm from montana and I've eaten gator
@watergod 83 ya why
Florida mfs when they are not committing the weirdest crimes in the world:
all we had to do was follow that damn train
Get back to following that damn train tf u doin here
You’ll still vacation in Florida tho
theyre from mississippi
lol
I got a shipment of Omaha Steaks for Christmas. I did a simple search on how to grill a steak. 13 and a half minutes later, I learned how to smoke a gator 🐊 with a chicken in its mouth.
Still haven’t learned how to grill my steak. God bless TH-cam.
“This gator had a good life up until this point... until they put this hole right there into his head” 😂😂😂😂
That funny right there.😂
I didn’t search for the video... but I searched for this comment 🤣
Lol!!
That cracked me up good!!! 😂😂😂😂
Need to apply that sentiment to politicians...
"How to BBQ a dinosaur"
this is the most alpha meal ever, actually BBQing a freaking dinosaur...
A dragon!
"200 million years dryaged steak!"
They would... "Get some of that killer-hog seasoning all on those T-Rex arms!" I'd eat it too.
Though it's not a dino. Only birds are dinos.
Alligator:*would probably eat a human*
Human: uno reverse card
"would probably"?
@@adrianvelez4147 alligators usually don’t attack humans unless provoked
@@sheenahussain6871 one literally snatched a kid sitting by a lake at disney world but i guess you're right for the most part
@@adrianvelez4147 if it is starving it would try to eat a human
@@adrianvelez4147 To be fair that wasn’t an intentional attack, the gator grabbed him and let him go immediately afterwards; most likely a mistake
I’d drink a bottle of Gatorade while eating that.
all fun and games till u have gator-aids
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
when life gives you gators you make Gatorade
lmfao bravo on this comment
@@robertorodriguez8513 omg xD
Don't lie, you didn't search for this
i saw it on my sub box. i don’t really search anything on youtube anymore
Sadly , i do
I searched up his channel and found it
i did
Yes i did
Malcom I just want to thank you for all of the joy that you bring.
"Boudan, cream cheese and bacon, my 3 food groups"
I never would have guessed.
2:53 “This gator had a good life up to this point” lool dudes a savage 😂🐊😅
If "Murica" had a 14 minute how to video, this would be it.
@David Ruff Well I mean how big is the county? We might not be talking about that many people.
@David Ruff no self-respecting vet would be offended; Murica.
David Ruff
Have some integrity dude
Paro was making a joke
America is a continental land mass. The United States of America is a country. Murica is a lifestyle.
@David Ruff I have nothing against America. It is a great video. It shows awesome resourcefulness, ingenuity, its informational and makes everyone smile because its cool to see. Most countries would be lucky to BBQ something this good or on this level
"See ya later alligator"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
See you in about 12 hours
@@alexrosado3890 in heaven or hell?
@@hugeshalaw both
The muscle structure of that tail is absolutely impressive. This is a prehistoric creature that has been around since before some dinosaurs even evolved...insane to see evolution just reach a biological peak within a species like this and be able to inspect it close under the scales and see exactly what is going on. I think it allows you to enjoy and respect your food a little more and be much more thankful for it. What a treat alligator is
This is definitely one of the coolest cooks you’ve done a video on. I used to live in Florida and never had good gator. I’d love to try this. Keep it comin man! 🔥
He's back gotta love that notification malcolm reed has posted another hit
*Malcom
@@jamesanderson6373 my bad i was typing fast
Occasionally, I’m reminded that I’m more of a “meat comes from the grocery store” kinda guy. 😂
Nice job, though! I enjoyed it.
Yeah I think I’m in that bucket.
I asked my buddy once, if he eats things like squirrel stew, or deer jerky. His response-. "there's too many mcdonald's and burger kings to be eating that kinda stuff''. Haha.
Hahahah respect.
Gator is some good eatin’ though.
You can get gator sausage in some stores!! 😏
I’m been vegan 13 years but I still love to watch. Respect a man who eats what he hunts
"We are gonna make a garnish"
Me: oh cool some vegetables
*pours potatoes corn and meat onto gator*
😂
Real man's garnish. We ain't french down here in the south (except louisiana)
@@clarkydarklestein5514 nah nah nah how you going to do Louisiana like that 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@@m16fermy I'm sorry man haha I had to say it. If it makes it better, Im a florida boy 😂😂
@@clarkydarklestein5514 french have taste.
Damn! Don't think this will ever make it onto my grill, but it looks delicious.
You can just buy a tail with is where 90 percent of the meat is anyways
Don't be afraid to try gator meat. I've eaten plenty of roasted hog I hunt them all the time here in TX, and I tried Cajun glazed gator in Louisiana and it tastes great the meat melts in your mouth. I've tried many animals that most people wouldn't eat, squirrel, pigeon and even snake meat in Florida, one of those feral pythons, prepared with a Thai recipe I looked up online
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess got dam woman we need to get married
I usually don't watch vids about food I'd never cook. Glad I checked out this one. It was super entertaining and informative. Another great offering from Mr. Reed. The chicken in the mouth was a genius move.
this is the high quality BBQ content I'm looking for
"Ok, guys. Today we're cooking an alligator."
Step 1. Pull out your FLAMETHROWER
I've had Alligator Tail previously. After watching your video, I don't believe they removed the fat from the gator before cooking it. Living here in FL, your recipe will likely come in handy in the days and years to come. I may even order 1 from where you did. Be safe with that Hurricane Laura bearing down on you. Thank you👍👍💜🙏
To every sinyle Cajin that has ever lived, thank you for inventing food like this!
its cajun
but thank you
Damn that shit look so fye
😂😂😂😂
nah im good
What alligator tastes like?
@@chrisballesteros6181 chicken 🐔
lmao what the hell you doin here
Love you guys! Amazing! Looks good and im sure it tasted delicious! Never ate that type of meet wish to try . Love step by step details how to prepare that meet wow , just amazing!
I can’t wait to see this weeks podcast. Malcom didn’t have a clue what to do or what to eat! Great episode!!
Craig perfectly matches my mental avatar of a gator meat connoisseur
37 million year old killing machine : Exists
Humans : *Delicious*
These guys are great, remind me so much of my family back home
First thing came to me was the The Water Boy.
Damn I almost forgot about that awesome movie 😆
Got all them teeth and no tooth brush
Mama is right! Mama is right😭
Bro same haha wtf
Me too. “Mama said”
"This gator had a good life up to this point." This one is a top five video, Malcom.
Worked solid! Yall are the best! Nobody else mentions taking out the tail fat, crucial in my opinion! Thanks!
This is the most Cajun thing I've seen in a long time. I think I'm in love
Give me a couple of cold beers and a pile of warm tortillas, I'd give that gator a go.
slap anything on a warm tortilla; no beers, a couple of beers, 18 beers...
And a blunt
Alligator taco
Great video, Malcolm. Your content is always amazing! I love seeing you guys really enjoy what you cook
Our of all things in life, food brings people together more than anything. This shit is dope!!
Right
In my experience so does beer
I loved this concept of open minded opinions and brining these special guests to show the channel “ their ways”
This made me miss my grandfather's gator nuggets so bad. Haven't had any in over a decade.
you should make some again
Damn that sounds delicious as heck
@@ZainorZafran They were. 🤤
I tried gator when I was really young in Louisiana. Too young to remember. I've been wanti g to try it again, it's just hard to get in northern California.
@@nf4866 It's just as good as you remember it.
Chubbs Peterson would definitely have a round of gator.
The expertise he has in talking about the tender loin of an alligator..the dry rub and brine and the smoker….these cats went to Gator BBQ University!! Clean presentation!!!🔥🔥🔥🥃🥃🥃🥃
The recommendations brought me the most Florida video i’ve ever seen.
I love gator. If any of y’all haven’t tried it I 100% recommend you to!
holy crap this is crazy looks so good at the end
You know you’re in a good part of the country when people say “swamp critters”
So glad for this episode. Being from south Louisiana (New Orleans) I love gator
I would love to try that gator it looks delicious.
would be exciting to try, looks well cooked and probably delicious!!
I got your bbq rub today at Walmart my friend and its so good. Thank you so much for given us some great videos and one hell of a rub.
Later that day: Florida man caught wrestling a gator at local golf course
This has to be one of the most outrageous cooking vedios in TH-cam!
I had some at the rams game two years ago, it was delicious beautiful experience🤤😋😋
That Gator recipe is FANTASTIC...😋
Gator tastes sooooo good. One of my favorite meats. Fried gator is real good as well. Very unique.
Awesome video always enjoy watching your video have a great Friday
Not much Oilman work in Northern Alberta just loving this one.............Shout out guys!
Wow. Another impressive video. Keep them coming Malcolm.
Ancient people:”Humankind will be doomed in future”,robots will rule the world.
Year 2020 : 2 Guys discussing how to cook a gator to taste good😂🤣
As a West Coast Canadian... what just happened?! You can eat alligator?!?! This video, more than any other on this channel (and that's saying a lot, I've learned a lot from Malcom) is life-changing. In a good way.
Especially in Florida and southern states
Gator is the definition of "tastes like chicken"
Gator is good eating, if it's cooked right. An alligator po-boy from Louisiana or the Mississippi coast is delicious.
Florida, SC, Louisiana, etc., you’ll easily be able to find at least some variation of a fried gator dish in basically every run of the mill seafood restaurant.
@@lowqualityentertainment4886yup! Too many gators enjoying humans..yep..thin out the gang....
Wow looks so good!! Can’t wait to try some gator now
I'm trying this next Saturday. Thanks for the advice. I have smoked a few in past years. I got a couple of great tips from your video. I am excited!
I love it!! It’s an honor leaving you this post. I’ve been curious on trying barbecue alligator since the longest and I know that this is one place in Los Angeles that does barbecue alligators every Sundays but I never had a chance to go. My homey from work told me that it taste like chicken and pork. You guys were right on that. I’m curious.. Good video!! Much love.
I wish Malcolm was my dad ❤️ love your vids bro!!!
Just got my killer hogs the barbecue rub from walmart, congrats on making it into such a large retailer!
I hear ya. I was really surprised to see that. Picked up a shaker to add to the collection last night. Congrats!
another great show. Thank you
I’m a NYC city liberal will never eat alligator in my life this was some of the most entertaining content I’d ever seen. Good work boys.
I was smiling for 13:49. Great video. So out of the box that it was making me anxious but all i want to do now is try and cook one. I am free for dinner anytime you have an empty seat.
I definitely enjoy this type of video! Little change up. Side note, gator 🐊 is good!!
That looks so good! 😋
I want to try that. This looks great!
Finally the day has come. Something out of your channel that I don't want to eat.
Best party trick ever. Friends think you’re smoking a pork butt... Open the smoker and there’s a gator in there!
Been watching you vids man for a while good stuff
Amazing recipe
gotta love : " this gator had a good life up to this point " . 😂 Man hes hilarious.
Next level BBQ for sure. Damn I love being from the south.
Am from Texas. Used to live in the southeastern region along the gulf coast near the border into Louisiana. I've eaten quite a bit of alligator, but it's always been captivity raised meat and fried. Would love to try it cooked like this. Looks incredible.
Looks great
Wow this is a cool upload 👍🏽🤩
Malcom the 🐐
Wow looks so good
Looks Amazing
Florida aren’t the only ones tripping.
When I was working in Florida I had gator every weekend 👍
🤢
@@dgrimzg601 no🤤😋
Looks delicious!!!
I enjoyed your work and video! 👍
Hey Malcom, I just love this one,,,,,, I'll probably "never" be able to get one of those, (HERE: in Arizona) but sure love watching you guys prep it up! Love your vids man, I've learned so MUCH from watching them and "trying them"! > Thanks so much , and please keep doing , what you do! Marcel , in Yuma, AZ
There are several websites that ship frozen gators to your door.
FINALLY!
There not many videos I watch till the end and this is one. Great video start to end.
I've definitely had gator bites somewhere, can't remember. Maybe on a cruise. Good stuff.
Chef-o-nasty been real quite since this dropped
How did I find myself watching this? Thanks TH-cam Recommendations 😂
Beautiful gator, Beautiful souls, and Beautiful weather.. this vid is perfect.
That looks amazing
When Malcom kept saying Craig who else in here was always thinking dey-Dey??? If you know you know
Growing up in Lakeland, FL the ol timers always talk about how gators *used to be* such a nuisance.
Im finally seeing what solved the nuisance issue😲
This looks yum
Amazing!!