The Beach Bungalow

Indialantic by the Sea, Florida

Specialty Recipe

Berto's Jerked Gator

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There's jerks and there's jerks. This is one. You can jerk anything short of your sandals, but oilier foods like ribs jerk best. Gator ain't bad, though. It's like chicken without the salmonella.

Ingredients:

1 cup allspice

3 scotch bonnets or habeneros, seeded and chopped

1 to 2 chipotle (smoked) pepper, diced

10 scallions, chopped

1/2 cup onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped

4 bay leaves, crushed

3-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped

1/3 cup thyme

1 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup lime juice

Water

Blend these goods up, varying the heat as you see fit. Use the water to vary the thickness for clinging to spareribs or slopping with shrimp. Or come down to the beach to get some alligator. Then rub it in and refrigerate overnight. Tomorrow, invite some friends over.

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