Fried Gator Tips???

Soak it buttermilk, rinse, dry and fry it like chicken tenders.

My BiL slathers gator nuggets in mustard thinned with hot sauce and dredges it in fish fry.

I agree with this, except I would use the Plantation Cookbook version in the recipe collection:

Plantation Cookbook Turtle Soup

In the past many of us on this board have agreed that the Plantation Cookbook, put out by the Junior League of New Orleans, is one of the best Louisiana cookbooks. My wife recently typed up some of their recipes to email to out of state friends. So I'm sharing them here - these recipes may be the best versions around for each particular dish:

Stock:

2 lbs turtle meat
1 gallon water
2 bay leaves
2 ribs celery, coarsely chopped
3 onions, quartered
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
4 sprigs parsley
6 cloves
½ tsp thyme
1 clove garlic

Soup:

3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup butter or shortening
1 can tomatoes (16 ounces) seeded and pureed
6 Tbs tomato sauce
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1/3 cup ground or finely chopped ham
1 cup sherry
3 Tbs lemon juice
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Salt
Pepper
4 hard-boiled eggs (chopped)
8 lemon slices
3/4 Tbs chopped parsley
Extra sherry

Stock:

Boil turtle meat uncovered for approximately 2 hours in water seasoned with bay leaves, celery, onions, carrots, parsley, cloves, thyme, and garlic. Cook until meat is tender. Strain. If necessary add chicken or beef bouillon to make 3 quarts. Mince turtle meat and return to stock. This stock may be cooked the day before preparing soup.

Soup:

In a soup kettle, make a medium brown roux of flour and melted butter or shortening. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and green onions. Simmer on low flame for 5 minutes, being careful not to let onions brown. Add ham, minced turtle meat, stock and sherry. Simmer slowly, uncovered, for 2 hours. Add lemon juice, cayenne, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes longer. Correct seasoning.

To serve, add 2 tablespoons sherry to each bowl and garnish with chopped eggs, lemon slices, and a pinch of parsley.

Tips

We use half a bottle of sherry each time we make this recipe.

For Mock Turtle Soup – substitute brisket or even ground meat; follow all other directions.

Source: Stadium Rat

I was surprised that Antoine's didn't have turtle soup. They instead had gator soup prepared in the same way.