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FROG LEGS EN PERSILLADE

Tell me you're French without telling me you're French... well how about some frog legs?
They taste like chicken they say, well to be honest I don't really agree but one thing I know, they are delicious and so easy to make.
So shall we?!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 large frying pan
  • 1 fine mesh

Ingredients
  

Frog legs en persillade

  • 32 pcs Frog legs
  • 250 gr Butter (1 cups)
  • 100 gr AP flour (3/4 cup)
  • 1 bunch Curly parsley
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • To taste Salt and pepper
  • 1 pc Lemon (cut into 4)

Instructions
 

Frog legs en persillade

  • Remove the back part out of each frog legs and split them in half, down the centre.
  • Peel and minced the garlic. Wash and chop the parsley, reserve.
  • Place the flour in a large deep dish and place the frog legs over top.
  • Mix well and place them in the fine mesh to sift the extra flour.
  • At this point you can either do a clarified butter or use it as is.
  • Heat up the half the butter in large frying pan in medium heat and place the frog legs when foaming.
  • Seared them on both sides until golden brown.
  • Reserve them on absorbing paper.
  • In the same pan, add the rest of the butter with the garlic and parsley. Let it cook gently for 1 minute and add the frog legs back in. Cook for another 5 min.
  • Serve right away while hot with a lemon wedge.
  • Bon appétit!
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