{"id":3005,"date":"2026-01-10T23:32:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2026-01-10T23:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:58:09","slug":"elementor-3005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/elementor-3005\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Florida Fried Gator Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Patty says this was the first recipe she learned when she married into the Gatorama family. Cecil believed if you were going to serve gator, you\u2019d better start simple and do it right. Fried gator bites became the meal of choice after long days in the pens \u2014 crispy, hot, and eaten straight off a paper towel.<\/p>

Ingredients (Serves 4)<\/h3>

  • 1 lb Gatorama gator tail, cut into bite-sized pieces<\/p><\/li>

  • 1 cup buttermilk<\/p><\/li>

  • 1 cup flour<\/p><\/li>

  • 1 tsp Everglades Seasoning<\/p><\/li>

  • Oil for frying<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

    Directions<\/h3>

    1. Place gator tail pieces in buttermilk and soak for 30 minutes.<\/p><\/li>

    2. In a bowl, mix flour and Everglades Seasoning.<\/p><\/li>

    3. Heat oil in a deep skillet to 350\u00b0F.<\/p><\/li>

    4. Remove gator from buttermilk and dredge in seasoned flour.<\/p><\/li>

    5. Fry in batches 3\u20134 minutes until golden.<\/p><\/li>

    6. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

      Gatorama Cooking Tip<\/h3>

      Gator tail is lean \u2014 don\u2019t overcook. When it floats and turns golden, it\u2019s ready.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Gator Bites Patty says this was the first recipe she learned when she married into the Gatorama family. Cecil believed if you were going to serve gator, you\u2019d better start simple and do it right. Fried gator bites became the meal of choice after long days in the pens \u2014 crispy, hot, and eaten straight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3005"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3029,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3005\/revisions\/3029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shopbuild.gatorama.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}