It’s Tailgate Time in Tennessee!

As everyone knows, it is football season, which means there will be a great deal of one thing going on over the weekends: tailgating! Personally, I know my plan is to tailgate in true Tennessee fashion: a cookout, lots of friends & family, and all of the UT gear that can be placed in one area. I’m including my recipes for this weekend’s tailgate on the blog; please feel free to share yours as well.

Gator Burgers

Ingredients:

Directions:

Preheat
grill. In a
bowl, combine alligator meat, egg, onion, salt & pepper, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Mixture will be very moist. Shape into 4 patties, each 1/2 inch thick. Cover and set aside. Heat the oil in a medium
nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and pepper strips and sauté until tender. Season to taste; reduce heat and keep warm. Grill meat patties for 10 to 12 minutes over medium heat until cooked through, turning once. Serve open-face on French bread slice or in a roll; top with sautéed onion and peppers.

Yield: 4 servings

Now for all the Gator fans out there - a hot dog recipe, since Smokey is our mascot. (I have to be fair.)

Sweet & Sour Hot Dogs

Ingredients:

Directions:

Drain pineapple, reserving syrup or juice. In a
heavy skillet over low heat, melt butter. Add onion and green bell pepper; cover and cook for about 5 minutes, until onion is tender.

Mix together cornstarch, sugar, salt, then stir in pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and bouillon. Pour pineapple juice mixture over cooked onion and green pepper in
saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture is bubbly; add hot dog slices and pineapple. Heat through; serve hot dogs over rice.

We’d love to hear your recipes for this weekend’s festivities! Feel free to post them as a comment on our blog!