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On those damp, chilly days, nothing beats gathering around a hot meal with a plate of fragrant sautéed frog infused with the aroma of lemongrass, chili, and curry. Tender, succulent frog meat, rich and flavorful. The recipe is simple, time-saving, aromatic, and nutritious. Let's head to the kitchen with PasGo!
Frog meat has long been known for its sweetness, cooling properties, non-toxic nature, and numerous health benefits. It's nourishing, invigorating, aids in pregnancy, diuretic, treats fatigue, itching, and skin infections... Keeping the body healthy, ensuring good food and sleep every day.
Moreover, frog meat is excellent for children who sweat excessively, have poor appetite, cough, or fever... When feeding children, it's advisable to use meat from the thighs to avoid bones.
The finished product after completing the recipe for sautéed frog
Guide to making simple sautéed frog dish
1. Ingredients needed to make sautéed frog dish: Serving size for 4 people
● Fresh frogs: 8 pieces
● Wood ear mushrooms: 4 pieces
● Lemongrass: 1 stalk
● Onion: 1 bulb
● Coconut milk: 1 small cup
● Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
● Curry powder: 3 tablespoons
● Purple onion, horn chili, coriander, roasted peanuts
● Sugar, seasoning powder, ground pepper, salt
Fresh Frogs – Essential Ingredient for Mastering the Art of Sautéed Frog
2. Steps to make delicious and authentic sautéed frog
Step 1: Prepare additional ingredients for the dish
- Soak wood ear mushrooms in hot water for 10 – 15 minutes, remove, discard stems, rinse thoroughly, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Peel and wash onions, then cut into wedges.
- Clean and peel lemongrass and purple onions, then crush, mince finely, and set aside separately. Remove stems from horn chilies, wash thoroughly, and slice.
- Wash coriander thoroughly and cut into 3 – 4cm long sections.
Step 2: Preparing the frogs – this is the most crucial step
- Skin and gut the frogs, removing the backbone (as it contains numbing agents harmful to the body when consumed, as well as black tendons and blood vessels, as frogs often live in rice fields, marshes, and may be infected with worms, larvae)
- Chop the frogs into bite-sized pieces and wash them with wine, ginger or vinegar, diluted saltwater to remove any fishy smell and bacteria.
- Marinate the frogs with 1 tablespoon minced purple onion, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons salt, ½ tablespoon ground pepper, and 1 tablespoon turmeric powder for a beautiful golden color when cooking. (Use a teaspoon). Marinate for 30 – 45 minutes for the frogs to absorb the flavors.
Remember to skin and chop them into bite-sized pieces!
Step 3: Proceed with preparing the sautéed frog dish
- Heat a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, spread evenly over the pan's surface, then sauté finely minced purple onion with chopped lemongrass and 3 tablespoons of curry powder until fragrant.
- Once the onion and lemongrass are golden and aromatic, add the marinated frogs and stir-fry until firm.
- Add sliced wedges of onions and pieces of wood ear mushrooms, stir evenly, cover with a lid for 3 – 5 minutes.
- Then, pour 1 cup of coconut milk in, simmer over low heat until the sauce thickens. Adjust seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat.
Step 4: Presentation
- Place the sautéed frogs on a plate, sprinkle with coriander, roasted peanuts, a few slices of chili, and a dash of ground pepper.
And there you have it, the sautéed frog dish is now complete!
3. Finished product for delicious sautéed frog dish
Making sautéed frog dish simply requires beautifully golden frog meat, the green color of coriander, and the red color of chili.
- The firm and succulent frog meat, with the fragrant aroma of curry, a hint of lemongrass and ground pepper, along with coriander, creates a delicious, rich, spicy, warm flavor of chili and creamy coconut milk without being overwhelming.
What to eat sautéed frog with?
You can enjoy sautéed frog with bread, or eat it with noodles or hot rice. A little tip for you, sautéed frog is best enjoyed with friends on chilly rainy days!
Sautéed frog can be enjoyed with bread, noodles, or rice, all are delicious options
As you can see, frog meat is not only delicious but also good for health, it's one of the highly recommended foods for family meals. Sautéed frog dish is simple, easy to make, suitable for busy housewives who don't have much time for cooking. It not only meets the three criteria of aroma, aesthetics, and taste but also provides nutrition for the family.
Wishing you success in making this sautéed frog dish!
And if you have other delicious recipes for sautéed frog, feel free to share them in the comments for everyone to know!
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