ALLIGATOR FRITTERS

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Provided by Food Network

Time 1h45m

Yield 2 to 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

1 pound ground gator tail meat
Olive oil, for cooking
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
4 scallions, diced
3 cloves diced garlic
1 ounce melted Garlic Butter, recipe follows
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 ounces all-purpose flour, or as necessary
Spicy Lemon Dill Aioli, recipe follows
5 pounds whipped butter
1 1/2 cups chopped garlic
1 cup chopped shallots
4 ounces granulated garlic
3/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups chopped curly parsley
8 ounces mayonnaise
1 ounce fresh dill, minced
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
5 dashes cayenne pepper
Juice of 1 lemon

Steps:

Cook gator in olive oil in a pan until cooked through; chill meat thoroughly.
Add egg, mustard, scallions, garlic, Garlic Butter, red pepper and baking powder to gator in a mixing bowl. Add the flour a little at a time, adjusting until the mixture is a little looser than that of a meatball (you may not need to add the whole amount). Form into 3-inch ovals.
Saute in some oil in a skillet until golden, 2 minutes on the first side and 1 minute on the second side.
Place the butter in a large stand mixer and beat on low speed for 3 minutes. Add chopped garlic, shallots and granulated garlic. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Turn back to low speed and add the wine and lemon juice. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Turn to low speed and add the parsley; beat 30 seconds and turn off mixer.
Mix together mayo, dill, white pepper, cayenne and lemon juice in a bowl.