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Baked Frog Legs

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Sounds interesting and is on my to cook list. First recipe I have seen for cheese to be used with frog legs. I buy local caught frogs and use the legs only, but the rest of the body is used by some family members so there is very little waste.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking Pan
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

  • 12 frog legs, skinned, cleaned, (6 pair)
  • 3 slices bread, torn into fine crumbs
  • ½ cup butter, softened, (½ block / 1 stick)
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • ¼ onion, finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, smashed and minced
  • pinch ground cumin
  • pinch dried rosemary
  • pinch dried tarragon
  • salt, as desired

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F). Fit some foil or parchment paper in the bottom of a 7x11 inch baking dish. (I will verify the size of the dish needed.)
  • Add the ingredients from butter down to salt into a bowl and mix well. Place the bread crumbs in a shallow bowl.
  • Dip a frog leg into the cheese and egg mixture coating it well, let excess drip off. Roll the leg in the bread crumbs, then place in the baking dish.
  • Repeat for remaining legs, keeping the legs evenly spaced in a single layer in the dish. Spoon any remaining cheese egg mixture evenly over the legs.
  • Bake until golden brown, 30-50 minutes. (I will verify the time when I make these.)
  • Serve.

Notes

I bought 3 whole (skinned, cleaned) frogs at the village market for 60 Baht ($1.81) and just the legs, with feet removed, came out to 190 grams (6.7 oz). I will say 6 legs is a serving, so this is fair priced. (The rest of the frogs, those went to a brother in law for him to cook, nothing wasted, as I would not have bought them to just remove the legs and discard the rest.)