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Frog hotpot is currently one of the most beloved dishes, widely enjoyed by diners and available in various restaurants from casual to upscale.
The article below will guide you through 3 delicious ways to cook fragrant frog hotpot for your family on weekends or year-end parties.
1. How to Make Spicy Frog Hotpot with Bamboo Shoots
1.1. How to Prepare Spicy Frog Hotpot: Gather the Ingredients
- 3kg of cleaned frogs
- 500g of pork marrow bones
- 1.5kg of fresh bamboo shoots
- Tofu or tofu skin 300g
- Water spinach 1 bunch, mustard greens 1 bunch
- Carrot 1 piece, sweet potato 1 piece
- 3 tomatoes, 100g betel leaves
- Garlic 1 bulb, 3 fresh chili peppers
- Spring onions, perilla leaves, Vietnamese balm
- Fresh vermicelli noodles 1.5kg
- Ginger 1 bulb, lemongrass 3 stalks
- Seasonings: Cooking oil, seasoning powder, MSG, satay sauce, turmeric powder
Ingredients for cooking spicy frog hotpot
1.2. Detailed instructions on how to make spicy frog hotpot
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients for cooking spicy frog hotpot
- Clean the frog meat with water, then mix it with 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, finely chopped garlic. Use chopsticks or hands to evenly coat the frog meat with the spices and marinate for 45 minutes to ensure tenderness and flavor.
- Clean fresh bamboo shoots, cut into pieces or tear into small fibers by hand. Place bamboo shoots in a pot of water, blanch briefly to remove excess sourness and toxins, then rinse and drain.
- Clean water spinach, sweet cabbage, soak in salted water for 15 minutes, then remove, rinse, and drain.
- Peel and clean carrots, sweet potatoes, then cut into small chunks.
- Rinse tomatoes, slice them. Peel garlic, crush and finely chop, rinse fresh chili peppers and slice thinly.
- Clean spring onions, perilla leaves, and Vietnamese balm, rinse with water and let drain. Wash betel leaves and finely chop.
- Clean ginger, remove skin, slice thinly and crush, crush lemongrass and slice into chunks.
- Quickly blanch fresh noodles in boiling water to remove excess starch and enhance aroma.
- Clean pork marrow bones, boil with water to remove impurities, then transfer to a pot to simmer for 1.5 - 2 hours until the bones become tender, creating a flavorful broth. While simmering, regularly skim off the foam to clarify the broth.
Step 2: Sauté Frog with Bamboo Shoots for Rich Flavor
Sauté frog meat with fresh bamboo shoots
- Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, add tomatoes, bamboo shoots, and a bit of seasoning powder. Sauté for 2 - 3 minutes until the bamboo shoots are tender, then add frog meat, betel leaves, and chili. Sauté until the bamboo shoots are cooked and the frog meat is firm. Add spring onions, perilla leaves, and Vietnamese balm, stir with the frog and bamboo shoots for 1 minute, then turn off the heat.
Step 3: Cook the Spicy Frog Hotpot Broth
- Heat a pan, add a moderate amount of cooking oil. Then add tofu or tofu skin to the pan and fry until golden and crispy. Remove and place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
- Remove the simmered pork marrow bones from the pot. Add lemongrass, ginger to the pot and cook until fragrant. Then add a bit of lime juice, satay sauce to the broth, followed by the sautéed bamboo shoots and frog meat. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- When serving, transfer the broth to a small hotpot, then add various vegetables and other ingredients to the hotpot and enjoy.
1.3. Finished Product: Fragrant and Delicious Spicy Frog Hotpot
Completed Dish: Spicy Frog Hotpot
Spicy frog hotpot, when completed, has a tangy and spicy flavor, along with tender and fragrant frog meat, crunchy and sour bamboo shoots, which makes it very appetizing. The broth blends well with various dipping vegetables and noodles, perfect for endless enjoyment.
2. How to Make Sweet and Sour Frog Hotpot
2.1. Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Frog Hotpot
- 2kg prepped frogs
- 1 pineapple, 4 tomatoes
- 2 carrots, 1 sweet potato
- 3 lemongrass stalks, 8 kumquats
- 1 coconut
- 200g straw mushrooms
- Vietnamese coriander, water celery
- Seasonings: cooking oil, sugar, salt, seasoning powder
Ingredients for cooking sweet and sour frog hotpot
2.2 Detailed steps to cook sweet and sour frog hotpot
Step 1: Preparing ingredients for sweet and sour frog hotpot
- Frog meat should be rubbed with a little salt to reduce its fishy smell, then rinsed thoroughly with water and drained. Cut the frog meat into bite-sized pieces, season with a little seasoning powder and sugar for flavor, and marinate for 20 minutes for the meat to absorb the seasoning.
- Cut the pineapple into small pieces, finely chop a corner of the pineapple separately. Rinse the tomatoes and dice them.
- Wash the lemongrass and crush it into small pieces, clean the straw mushrooms and cut them in half.
- Peel and crush the garlic and shallots, finely chop the fresh chili after washing.
- Extract the essence from the quats by squeezing them.
- Clean and wash the coriander and sawtooth herbs with water, then finely chop them.
- Chop the coconut to extract the coconut milk separately.
Step 2: Lightly stir-fry the frog meat
- When dining, transfer the hotpot broth to a smaller pot, prepare the dipping ingredients around the pot, then bring the broth to a boil again and start enjoying.
2.3. Finished sweet and sour hotpot
Finished sweet and sour frog hotpot
The sweet and sour frog hotpot, once completed, has the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavors, tender and fragrant frog meat, harmonized with the aroma of pineapple and coconut milk, along with the vibrant color of tomatoes, bringing an irresistibly enticing and unique dish.
3. How to Make Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
3.1. Ingredients for Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
- 2kg prepped frogs
- 5 green bananas
- 4 pieces of tofu
- 2 fresh turmeric roots
- A small bunch of betel leaves
- 2 bulbs of dried shallots, 2 bulbs of lemongrass, 1 bulb of ginger
- Water spinach, spinach, sweet cabbage
- Coriander, perilla, Chinese chives, spring onion
- 1 small bowl of pickled vegetables
- 1 kg fresh rice vermicelli noodles
- Seasonings: cooking oil, fish sauce, black pepper, seasoning powder
Ingredients for Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
3.2. How to Cook Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
Step 1: Prepare Ingredients for Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
- Frog meat rubbed with a bit of rock salt, then rinsed thoroughly with water, cut into appropriately sized pieces.
- Green bananas peeled, soaked in diluted salt water, sliced diagonally to a moderate thickness. Soak the bananas for 20 - 30 minutes until they turn black, then remove and rinse thoroughly.
- Tofu cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Ginger and lemongrass washed, pounded, and finely chopped.
- Mustard greens, water spinach, sweet cabbage, thoroughly cleaned and soaked in diluted salt water for 20 minutes, then removed and rinsed thoroughly.
- Spring onion, coriander, Chinese chives, perilla leaves, cleaned and finely sliced.
- Fresh turmeric roots cleaned, peeled, pounded, and finely chopped.
- Betel leaves washed, finely sliced, dried shallots peeled, pounded, and finely chopped.
Prepare Ingredients for Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
Step 2: Marinate spices for frog meat
- Put frog meat in a large bowl, marinate with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of black pepper, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, turmeric, lemongrass, ginger finely chopped, use chopsticks to mix the spices and frog meat thoroughly for absorption and marinate for 30 minutes.
Marinate spices for frog meat
Step 3: Parboil and fry bananas and tofu until golden brown
- Put bananas in a pot of water, bring to a boil, then remove and rinse bananas to prevent bitterness and darkening when cooking.
- Heat a pan, add a moderate amount of cooking oil, wait until the oil is hot, then add tofu to fry until golden and crispy. Remove the tofu onto a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Step 4: Proceed to cook Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
- Heat the pot, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and some minced dried shallots to sauté until fragrant, then add the marinated frog meat and stir until firm. Add the bananas and season with a bit of seasoning powder, MSG, simmer for 3 - 4 minutes for the bananas to absorb the seasoning evenly.
- Next, add tofu and 1/2 bowl of pickled vegetables to the pot, simmer in the hotpot for 10 minutes, adjusting the heat to medium.
- Adjust the seasoning to taste, then add coriander leaves, perilla leaves, and spring onions. When serving, arrange the dipping ingredients around the hotpot, transfer some hotpot broth to a smaller pot to boil and dip.
3.3. Finished Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
Finished Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot
Frog, Banana, and Tofu Hotpot carries a unique and enticing flavor, a delightful combination of sourness from pickled vegetables, fragrant aroma from turmeric, and tender frog meat. Enjoyed with fresh vegetables and rice vermicelli, it brings a refreshing and delicious experience for winter days.
Hopefully, with the 3 ways to cook frog hotpot above, you can easily prepare and cook for your beloved family during weekends or year-end parties. Wishing you success and a delightful meal.
