Fried Frogs

Ingredients

• eighteen fine, fresh, medium-sized frogs
• a tablespoonful of vinegar
• the same of sweet oil
• a pinch of salt
• a pinch of pepper
• frying batter (No. 1185)
• very hot fat

Method

1. 1

   Trim off the claws of the frogs and place them in a bowl.

2. 2

   Marinade with vinegar, sweet oil, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Mix well, then immerse in frying batter.

4. 4

   Fry in very hot fat for five minutes, drain, and serve on a hot dish with a folded napkin and parsley-greens.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The table (1889) by Alexander Filippini, page 151. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Frogs. — Select eighteen fine, fresh, medium-sized frogs ; trim off the claws neatly, and put the frogs in a bowl. Marinade them with a tablespoonf ul of vinegar, the same of sweet oil, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper ; mix well together in the bowl, then immerse them in frying batter (No. 1185). Plunge the frogs into very hot fat

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