What's cooking?

I'm salivating!

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Another delicious dish from vacation, The Reef Biloxi, MS.

Their version of "Shrimp and Grits" shrimp and alligator andouille in a cream sauce with fried grit patties.

Now THAT is definitely different! It looks delicious.

How was it? I've never had alligator, alligators being quite scarce in Maine. :-)

Oysters in the background?

I would describe alligator as a cross between chicken and fish. Sounds weird but its really pretty good.

Steak w a kale, spinach and greens salad:

Now THAT is definitely different! It looks delicious.

How was it? I've never had alligator, alligators being quite scarce in Maine. :-)

Oysters in the background?

Was one of the best dishes I ate while vacationing, Brian. The alligator was in sausage form but the tail meat is white and is similar to chicken with a slight fish taste as mentioned. Yes I'm quite an oyster eater,lol. I believe I ate something like 14 dozen in 9 days. Charbroiled, fried, raw, in gumbo, oyster dressing stuffed flounder..... I got to find a good diet after last week.

Steak w a kale, spinach and greens salad:

Every tried using black iron skillet to cook a steak on gas? Next to open flame it's the next best thing.

Frequently.

OK, it can be an open flame to finish it (I use a butane torch), but a SousVide steak is also extremely good. Treating it with a solution of sodium bicarb and dextrose intensifies the flavor and browning after it comes out of the bag. Of course it can also be seared in a pan, not to cook it, just to give it that "grilled" flavor from Maillard Reaction and of course color. In fact SV steaks have largely stopped me from cooking over glowing wood coals, it's that good, easy, and fast (once it's out of the SV bath). Everyone we've introduced to SV meat loves it; even non-meat eaters.

Beef Top Round London Broil and Talapia as a backup.  Kale, spinach and greens salad with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, croutons, cucumbers with Italian dressing.

Actually, I have not. Although, I think there are some I have in the back of a cabinet. Thanks, for the great suggestion. I'll try to find those skillets in the next few days. BTW, I finish my steaks in the oven while the fish is baking.