Florida content creator cooks cold-stunned iguana into tacos

A Florida content material creator has gone viral for making iguana tacos from a cold-stunned reptile.

Grey Davis, 23, of Fort Lauderdale, lately posted a video of him capturing and cooking an iguana that was immobilized throughout Florida’s current frigid temperatures.

“Each time we have now these chilly fronts, and [the iguanas] If they begin falling, lots of people will exit and gather them to maintain the inhabitants beneath management,” Davis stated.

“However they’re nicknamed ‘hen from the bushes’ as a result of they’re completely scrumptious. So as an alternative of letting these go to waste, we’ll make tacos,” he says to the digicam.

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Within the video, which has racked up greater than 20 million web page views and greater than 8,000 feedback, Davis takes viewers via the method of cooking the iguana meat.

Davis ready the iguana meat in a forged iron pot on the range with onions, garlic, salt and bay leaves – and simmered over low warmth for half-hour.

Grey Davis, 23, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killed a cold-stunned iguana that he then used to make iguana tacos. (Grey Davis/@gray_davis)

“It is a good factor I used to be capable of take away it as a result of inside I discovered over 20 eggs,” Davis revealed.

“So by eradicating this one iguana [from the outdoors]we really saved the setting from greater than twenty iguanas within the spring. And you recognize I wish to waste as little as doable,” he added. “So along with making the tacos, I am additionally going to attempt to protect the pores and skin.”

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Davis used the eggs to make a dipping sauce for the tacos. He added the eggs to the water to melt them after which blended them in a blender with avocado, garlic cloves, olive oil, salt and lime juice.

The end result? A inexperienced dipping sauce topped with black pepper and lime.

Davis discovered greater than twenty eggs contained in the cold-stunned iguana, which he used to make a sauce for the meat. (Grey Davis/@gray_davis)

He then eliminated the meat from the bone, added some spices and fried it in a frying pan.

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Lastly, he added the meat to some crispy tortillas, topped it with pickled pink onions, jalapeño and cilantro, “after which drizzled on our sauce.”

‘I’ve a whole lot of recipes [using] invasive species, together with iguana, python, lionfish and extra.”

Reactions on social media had been blended, with some praising the cooking method whereas others seemingly turned away by making the eggs a part of the meal.

“So good of you to unite mother and children on one plate,” one individual wrote.

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“Why am I proud of the meat however not the eggs,” another person wrote.

“I am about to exit and get some protein,” stated one impressed commenter.

Davis confirmed off his completed dish and known as it a “Florida man taco.” (Grey Davis/@gray_davis)

“Not the iguana eggs!” one other individual commented.

Florida legislation permits residents to humanely kill the invasive iguanas, which hurt the state’s native ecosystem.

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Davis advised Fox Information Digital that he has “made many recipes over time” utilizing iguana meat.

“My entire account is targeted on native meals and sustainability, but in addition being outdoor,” he stated.

Florida legislation permits residents to humanely kill the invasive iguanas, which hurt the state’s native ecosystem. Above, a inexperienced iguana is munching on lettuce. (iStock)

“I’ve many recipes involving invasive species, together with iguana, python, lionfish and extra.”

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The video ends with him taking his first chunk of the tacos.

“Now there’s only a taco for Florida males,” he stated. “If you cannot beat ’em, eat ’em.”