Alligator bites

Marinate the alligator meat in 1 cup buttermilk overnight.

Mix the cornstarch and flour together. add spices to the meat after you remove meat from the butter milk.

Use flour and cornstarch mixture to cover meat. Then dip into 1/2 cup buttermilk. then dip back into flour cornstarch mixture. Then gently shake excessive flour mixture off.

After that put into hot oil, 350F Fahrenheit for deep frying. cook till its floating most of time it will be done if its not firm feeling fry a bit more.

Serve with rice and tomato gravy and fried corn bread.

Chop the tomatoes put into pot.

Add can of tomato sauce, spices, and add 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings with bacon. simmer to let thicken about 20 mins.

You can substitute the rice for southern style grits or macaroni elbows. if grits or rice use like a gravey. if macaroni mix it after boiling the elbows all three of these are typically a true southern dishes.