The vast majority of imported
peeled tail meat is frozen in cheap and convenient one pound plastic bags.
Normally made with some combination of shrimp, chicken and andouille sausage, this recipe takes on an exotic twist with smoky wild boar bacon, chunks of
alligator tail meat and kangaroo sausage.
Dice the
lobster tail meat and toss with a 1 / 2ed claw in a tsp of mango vinaigrette.
Fraser Range Sheep Station is currently stocked with Damara
fat tail meat sheep, produced for the export market.
• 1 pound
alligator tail meat, cubed • 2 tablespoons Cajun spice mix • 1 cup cubed wild boar bacon • 1 pound kangaroo sausage, sliced into rounds • 1 yellow onion, peeled and diced • 2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and diced • 2 cups diced celery • 2 (6 - ounce cans) tomato paste • 1 (28 - ounce can) tomatoes • 2 quarts low - sodium chicken stock • 4 cups uncooked long grain white rice
Prepare the stock,
the tail meat and claws as outlined in my lobster stock recipe.
Dice
the tail meat and claw meat and set aside.
When the lobsters are cool enough to handle, cut in half lengthwise with a heavy sharp knife and carefully extract
the tail meat.
Transfer claw and
tail meat to a large bowl and chill, covered.
The tail meat is the most tender, and most commonly available.
Turn and grill until shells are lightly charred and meat is cooked through (
tail meat will look opaque and be firm), about 3 minutes.
Adding a bit of curly -
tailed meat to this dish is a great way to enjoy a full - flavoured soup.
This means that
tail meat will be tougher than the rest of the fish.
Most crawfish lovers have no idea about this, but in the United States, crayfish (aka crawfish)
tail meat is dominated by Chinese imports.
The only tricky thing about grilling lobsters is that
the tail meat cooks much quicker than the claws.
By - products fall into several categories: parts of the animal that people prefer not to eat, such as organs, feathers, feet, beaks, and wool; parts that are forbidden to human consumption by the federal government, such as lungs; and parts that are impractical or uneconomical as human food, such as cheek meat, tongue, or
tail meat.
At that rate, a 10 - foot alligator means $ 397; the trapper can also sell the alligator
tail meat, which can fetch from $ 5 to $ 8 per pound.