Crocodile Meat
Crocodile meat is an exotic meat delicacy around the world and is one of the health meats of the 21st century. A crocodile of 1.6 meter (slaughtering length) will weigh on average 16kg and will produce 10kg of meat for selling purposes. Crocodile soup is a centuries old Chinese cure for asthma and respiratory problems. Crocodile meat is traded under CITES permit approvals.
We have vacuum packed crocodile meat available in our curio shop - please contact us for further information.
Crocodile Meat Nutrition Comparison Table
Crocodile Recipe with Lime & more Crocodile Fillet Steaks cooked with Lime and Lemon Grass Crocodile does lend itself to being marinated, as it can undoubtedly be a dry meat if not handled carefully. One of our customers has had terrific results on a braai using just foil, a knob of butter and sprinkled lime juice - the same results can be achieved in the oven, we've tried it!
Ingredients
4 Crocodile Fillets
2 Tbsp Lime Juice
2 Spring Onions, chopped
Drop of Olive Oil
25g of Butter
Teaspoon of Lazy Lemongrass or a stem of chopped fresh lemongrass
60ml of Dry White Wine
120ml Fish Stock
60ml Single Cream
Salt and Black Pepper
Method
Season the crocodile fillets with salt and pepper. Heat a large non stick frying pan until very hot, and add the fillets - dry frying each side for about 5 - 10 minutes, then add fish stock and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Sprinkle them with lime juice and set them aside. Heat the butter in another pan, add the spring onions and sauté for 1 - 2 minutes. Add the lemongrass white wine, and boil to reduce by two thirds. Add the cream, stirring gently and reheat just to boiling but not quite!
Pour the sauce over the steaks and serve - creamed potatoes are just lovely with this dish.