Frogs legs?

13 years ago

Have you ever had them? In one of the pics of the Reading Terminal Market, you can see the frogs legs for sale. I showed the photo to a friend of mine who said her husband LOVES frogs legs and she will have to pick some up to surprise him. She has never made them before either, so she googled and sent me the following. I think I am going to have to pass.......

Frogs Legs

Ingredients:

12 good sized frog legs (skinned and cleaned)

1/2 lb. unsalted butter

2 tbsp. milk olive oil

1/2 c. milk

salt and pepper

1/2 c. flour

juice of 1 lemon

1 tbsp. minced parsley

1 tsp. minced chives

cayenne pepper

2 cloves garlic (pressed)

Directions:

After you have skinned and cleaned the frog legs, you may wish to cut the tendon that leads to the toes so that the legs won't jump around in the skillet. You may also leave it and ignore the wiggling toes. Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and the olive oil in a 10 inch skillet. Season the milk with salt and pepper, then dip the frog legs in the milk and then in the flour. Shake off excess flour. Cook over medium heat, turning once, until browned on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes. Now add lemon juice, parsley, chives, and a dash of cayenne. Put a lid on the skillet, turn heat down as low as possible, and prepare sauce. Place remaining butter in a smaller skillet, squeeze in the garlic and the brown butter, stirring until it begins to smell like caramel. You will have to watch that it doesn't burn. It's one of those things that you have to hold back on until the last instant. Cook the butter until you think any moment it might burn, then whisk it away from the fire and place the pan on a cold trivet to cool it quickly. Place the cooked frog legs on a hot serving platter. Pour the browned butter over and garnish with lemon slices.

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chase_gw
13 years ago
I absolutely love frogs legs but haven't had them in a million years.

Used to order them at a restaurant on the shores of Lake St Clair....delicious! Like sweet chicken is the best I can describe them.
jessyf
13 years ago
Waiting for Shaun.....darfc...
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Lars
13 years ago
I also love frogs' legs and always get them when I go to Texas, where Cajun/Creole restaurants are more common than here. Here's a recipe that looks similar to what I have had, although I have never cooked them myself, partly because I haven't seen them in the market. I think the flavor is closer to alligator tail than it is to chicken.

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pkramer60
13 years ago
One of my all time favorite meals but hard to find in Chicago. The markets have them cleaned, so I just sautee in butter, garlic, white wine and lemon. Of bread them and fry.
arabellamiller
13 years ago
Hmmm, I don't know Alexa. I try not to "yuck" anything I'm unfamiliar with, and I'd like to think that I would try almost anything, well presented, that was placed in front of me.... but this is way out of my comfort zone.

My reaction is the same as it would be if someone put brain in front of me. Logically, I know it's no big deal, people eat it all the time, and it's a delicacy when prepared correctly. But still, I don't think I could... and if I saw any wiggling toes, I for sure couldn't!

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caliloo
Original Author
13 years ago
Oh - I'm not saying I wouldn;t try them if someone else prepared them... I am a little squeamish about
"After you have skinned and cleaned the frog legs, you may wish to cut the tendon that leads to the toes so that the legs won't jump around in the skillet. You may also leave it and ignore the wiggling toes.

Holy carp - if I saw legs wiggling the toes at me from the frying pan, I may just lose it! LOLOLOL!

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jojoco
13 years ago
I've tried frog legs. Tasty, just a lot of work to get the meat around the small bones. Think mini chicken wings. Like Alexa, I would only eat them if someone else made them especially if there is the slightest chance that they would spontaneously wiggle in the frying pan.
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arabellamiller
13 years ago
OK, I'm in. I'll meet you and Jo at a restaurant of your choosing to give it a try!

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annie1992
13 years ago
Here we get frog legs already cleaned, LOL, so no possibility of them jumping around or wriggling their toes. They look like this, and the quarter is there for size comparison. And yes, I know it looks like a butt, LOL.

Elery's stepmother owns a restaurant in Mason, Ohio, right by the amusement park "Kings Island". One of their specialties is deep fried frog legs, if you go to www.froglegking.com, you'll get the restaurant website, LOL.

My mother loves the darned things, so Elery always buys a couple of packages when they go on sale. The lastest price was $5.79 a pound, but they're on sale here this week for $3.99 a pound.

I don't think they taste like chicken OR alligator, but their texture is not as moist as chicken, it is more like alligator in that way. They have a relatively mild taste. And there's a lot of picking around the little leg bones, as Jo mentioned, it's much like chicken wings.

Most commonly you'll find them here deep fried and batter dipped, but I did the last batch by brining them and then rolling them in bread crumbs and baking them.

It's a lot easier to buy them already cleaned than it is "gigging frogs" yourself, although generations of boys here have used "giggin' frogs" as an excuse to take a girl out in the dark....

Annie
BeverlyAL
13 years ago
Love fresh frog legs. Frozen ones come out rubbery. I've never cleaned or cooked them because I can't find any around this area. My DD used to go frog gigging with friends and bring them home for Mother to fry. They don't wiggle, they jump like they are going to jump completely out of the frying pan. Perhaps they sometimes do. As my DD got older I think he lost his stomach for frog gigging and who can blame him. He didn't like to see anything die. They don't taste like chicken to me. No comparison to what they taste like. DM battered and shallow fried like we did chicken.
lakeguy35
13 years ago
I'm with Am! LOL Mom loves them and asked about making them sometime. I've not seen them in my local store so that's not happened yet. I'll take her out for dinner the next time she brings it up. Still haven't done the chicken feet for stock either. LOL!! No problem with the lobster thing though....go figure...

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ann_t
13 years ago
I love frog legs. Haven't had them in a long time. Now I have a craving.

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noinwi
13 years ago
"I absolutely love frogs legs but haven't had them in a million years."

Me too. Back in the 60s my brothers would go 'frogging' at night and my mother would prepare them(after the bros cleaned them)by just rolling in seasoned flour and frying them. Back in those days we were quite poor and if my brothers didn't hunt or fish(or frog), we didn't have meat. Frog legs made a great meal!
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riverrat1
13 years ago
Very common in this part of the country, although, I don't order them when we go out. If someone has prepared them fresh from the water then I'll eat them and love every bite. Sweet chicken meat!!

Gigging for frogs takes a good aim and a big ol beam of light! I just never had the heart for it but my DS would go all the time with his buddies. You so right Annie, great excuse to get the girls out after hours :-)

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