Cooking, Home & Garden

Topic: Fried Lizard
earthytaurus76 Joined Wed 04/08/09 Posts: 6603	Thu 07/02/09 03:07 PM
leezard.. leezard.. leezard.. They are all over the sidewalks in Florida, big ones, little ones, medium sized ones. I love leezardsss!

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Thu 07/02/09 06:20 PM
"It's what's for dinner!"

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Thu 07/02/09 06:24 PM
I've never had lizard before, but I DID have alligator a couple of times (via an alligator "po-boy" in N'awlins) as well as giant sea turtle a time or two when I was in Panama. So you could say that they're kinda close to lizards, aren't they? They ARE reptiles, you know?

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Thu 07/02/09 07:23 PM
That's right. Just like Cows and whales are both mammals.

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Thu 07/02/09 07:25 PM
Don't forget fried or barbqued rattlesnake....very tasty!

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Sun 07/12/09 06:47 AM
I ran across an "old' recipe yesterday for "Alligator Chili". Hmmmm.

Def03 Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 910	Sun 07/12/09 06:50 AM
I found this recipe in the archives of "Gourmet" It shows how things change over time. Begin Quote: After skinning the lizard, dress and cut up the meat. Marinate it in sour orange juice, or in sweet orange juice acidulated with lemon juice. Add 1 teaspoon whole peppers and a dash nutmeg. After 3 hours, drain and wipe the meat dry. Season with salt, dip in beaten egg and in fine bread crumbs, and fry in deep, hot fat. Or it may be sautéed butter until it is brown and tender. This exclusive recipe is pulled directly from Gourmet's archive. It has not been re-tested by our food editors since it was published in the magazine, but it's a pretty good indication of the kinds of things we once cooked—and ate—with great pleasure. How old is the archive....I dont remember eating lizard (much less enjoying it), but social services was call on my mom because the neighbors thought she was feeding us weeds. She was picking mint....lol

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Sun 07/12/09 07:01 AM
I found this recipe in the archives of "Gourmet" It shows how things change over time. Begin Quote: After skinning the lizard, dress and cut up the meat. Marinate it in sour orange juice, or in sweet orange juice acidulated with lemon juice. Add 1 teaspoon whole peppers and a dash nutmeg. After 3 hours, drain and wipe the meat dry. Season with salt, dip in beaten egg and in fine bread crumbs, and fry in deep, hot fat. Or it may be sautéed butter until it is brown and tender. This exclusive recipe is pulled directly from Gourmet's archive. It has not been re-tested by our food editors since it was published in the magazine, but it's a pretty good indication of the kinds of things we once cooked—and ate—with great pleasure. How old is the archive....I dont remember eating lizard (much less enjoying it), but social services was call on my mom because the neighbors thought she was feeding us weeds. She was picking mint....lol http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/1940s/1949/10/fried_lizard This is a really fun website.

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Sun 07/12/09 07:01 AM
I found this recipe in the archives of "Gourmet" It shows how things change over time. Begin Quote: After skinning the lizard, dress and cut up the meat. Marinate it in sour orange juice, or in sweet orange juice acidulated with lemon juice. Add 1 teaspoon whole peppers and a dash nutmeg. After 3 hours, drain and wipe the meat dry. Season with salt, dip in beaten egg and in fine bread crumbs, and fry in deep, hot fat. Or it may be sautéed butter until it is brown and tender. This exclusive recipe is pulled directly from Gourmet's archive. It has not been re-tested by our food editors since it was published in the magazine, but it's a pretty good indication of the kinds of things we once cooked—and ate—with great pleasure. How old is the archive....I dont remember eating lizard (much less enjoying it), but social services was call on my mom because the neighbors thought she was feeding us weeds. She was picking mint....lol When I was very young, my grandmother had me helping her pick Lambs Quarters ( a weed) to eat..I thought we must be very poor to have to eat weeds!

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Sun 07/12/09 07:15 AM
When I was young I helped pick "poke salad". It was great, once you got the poison out.

vivian2981 Joined Thu 04/16/09 Posts: 37289	Sun 07/12/09 08:34 AM
When I was young I helped pick "poke salad". It was great, once you got the poison out. Same thing with Lambs Quarters, do have to get the toxins out first!

galendgirl Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 24728	Sun 07/12/09 08:45 AM
Conch fritters are my favorite. When I was in the Bahamas I ate conch fritters made at roadside stands by the locals. I was told that families would set up under "the same tree" for generations and they used SPARKLING clean oil every day and generally provide an amazing meal experience - great food and company! What a great memory and the fritters were SO delicious!

kirk443 Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 5723	Sat 07/18/09 09:54 PM
actually it sounds good indeed two thumbs up