Growing up in the South, my daddy taught me you should always eat what you kill.
Well, last month, my oldest son sure managed to put me to the challenge.
Lo and behold, they skinned them and brought them home for me to cook.
Who knew what it was really going to taste like.
Truly delicious and definitely not something youll forget making.
Good or bad, my boys will now be bringing some several snakes each summer.
As they say, if you have lemons, make lemonade.
Well, if you have rattlesnakes, make snake cakes!
Put your snake in and boil for a good long time until tender.
Check on that snake after 30 minutes and add some more water if it’s crucial that you.
When your rattlesnake meat is flaky and tender, remove it from the liquid and cool.
Discard the liquid and let the meat cool off, then pull the snake meat off the bones.
A fork will assist you to get the meat from hard to reach places.
Chop the meat into smallish chunks until it is the consistency of crab meat.
To make the cakes:
Take the rattlesnake meat and form balls by hand.
These should be about the size of a golf ball or slightly smaller.
Repeat this step with each ball until all of your rattlesnake cakes are covered in the crust.
Place on paper towels to absorb excess oil and repeat until all of your snake cakes are fried.
While still hot, serve with chipotle aioli sauce.
Easier Way to Cook Snake:
Snake cakes too much trouble for you?
Deep fry the whole thing for a quick dinner.
Dip the snake in egg and some cornbread mix, then deep fry.
This video below shows you how.
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