Alligator Sausages
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground alligator
2 1/2 pounds ground Pork and Pork fat
1/4 cup sliced scallions
1 medium Onion
1/2 stalk celery
1 red pepper
6 garlic cloves
1/4 cup broad-leaf parsley
1/4 cup fresh sage
1/4 cup fresh basil
salt and pepper
spicy sauce to taste
15 feet casing for stuffing
Directions
1. Slice the scallions thinly. Roughly chop the Onion, celery, and red pepper.
2. Combine all the ingredients with the alligator, Pork, and seasonings in a large mixing bowl. Add one cup of ice cold water to the mixture and knead the ingredients using both hands for 10–15 minutes, or until the Porkfat is evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
3. Finely dice the garlic. Chop the parsley, sage, and basil.
4. To check the seasonings, cook a small quantity in a frying pan, taste, and correct for salt, pepper, and spice as necessary.
5. Stuff the Sausage casing and tie off in links of approx. 6 inches long.
6. To cook, boil for 3–5 minutes and then grill or bake until golden brown, approx. 10–12 minutes at 350F
Honduran Conch
Ingredients:
pounds Conch, about 10
Half-cup lime or lemon juice.
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 ounces salt Pork cut into half-inch cubes
a bunch of parsley,
thyme and celery leaves,
3 basil leaves,
one whole fresh hot pepper
a bay leaf
2 cloves garlic
2 scallions, chopped using the green and white parts.
Half-teaspoon cinnamon if preferred
salt, freshly ground pepper to taste.
Juice of 1 lime or lemon.
Directions:
1. Put the Conch in the lime juice and marinate for several hours.
2. Drain, rinse and beat thoroughly to tenderize.
3. Cut into pieces and put into a saucepan, cover with water and simmer until tender. About an hour. Depending on the freshness of the Conch.
4. Let the liquid reduce a little at the end.
5. Heat the olive oil in a heavy covered casserole.
6. Add the salt Pork, and a cheesecloth of herbs, garlic, scallions, cinnamon, if desired, and add the Conchand its cooking liquid. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Remove and discard the herbs add the lime juice and serve.
