Cooking Temperature for Crocodile meat?

Does anybody have any experience cooking crocodile meat sous-vide?

We found some crocodile meat at our local butcher, and bought some on a whim. Judging by appearances, it looked quite a lot like fish, but felt much firmer and stiffer - more like pork.

Not having found any information on cooking crocodile sous-vide, we went with a safe 60℃ for 4 hours. Although the result wasn't bad, I thought it could have been better. It certainly wasn't tough but it was very firm, somewhat dry and gave an impression of having been overcooked - not unlike chicken breast at ~65℃.

I'm wondering whether anybody had done the trial & error on this, or whether I'll have to give it a few more shots myself :-)

Best Answer

Out of personal experience and out of personal taste I'll give you the following:

If you like it moist 55 degrees C for 4 hours.
If you like it to feel like steak: cook it like steak.
If you like your meat to feel more like fish cook it like steak for 20 minutes. Then drop the temperature by 10 degrees C.

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What temperature do you cook a crocodile?

Cook in a preheated oven at 325\xb0F (160\xb0C), or on the stovetop over low heat until meat is tender. Grilling: Rinse crocodile or alligator tail and pat dry with paper towel. Marinate in milk and spices for three hours. Drain marinade and pat meat dry.

How long does it take to cook crocodile meat?

Crocodile is easy to prepare and cook. It is best cooked from frozen as during the thawing process most of the moisture runs out decreasing the flavour. It should be cooked for two minutes on either side and then allowed to stand for a few minutes. It is best served just cooked (in red meat terms, medium rare).

How should you cook crocodile?

Note: there is no need to tenderise crocodile flesh. The use of a mallet may only cause damage. crocodile takes about the same time to cook as a beef steak of the same thickness. Do not overcook crocodile or it will become very tough.

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