Frog porridge is a porridge dish that is not only delicious and appealing but also contains many nutrients that are very good for health. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to learn 2 ways to cook delicious, rustic, and warm frog porridge for a rainy day!
1. Frog Porridge
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Frog Porridge Serves 3 people
Frog 1 kg Rice 300 gr Chicken leg mushrooms 200 gr Green onions 10 stalks Cilantro A little Garlic 10 cloves Cooking oil 6 tablespoons Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning powder/ seasoning granules/ pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious chicken leg mushrooms
- When choosing chicken leg mushrooms, you should select mushrooms that are brightly colored and 12 – 15cm long. If they are too long, the inside will be hollow and not have a fresh flavor.
- Choose mushrooms with a round cap, brown color, shiny, without scratches or tears, and no bruises or wrinkles. Fresh chicken leg mushrooms will have a thin layer of fuzz on the cap.
- The stem should be white, looking and feeling very firm, with a uniform color.
- When fresh, chicken leg mushrooms will have a very distinctive aroma like almonds. Do not choose mushrooms with an unpleasant odor or those that are damaged.
Besides chicken leg mushrooms, you can also substitute with other types of mushrooms according to your preference.
See details: How to choose fresh chicken leg mushrooms
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How to prepare Frog Porridge
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Prepare the frog meat
After buying, wash the frog thoroughly with salt water, then cut the frog’s body in half.
Chop the upper part finely, while keeping the thighs whole to add to the porridge.
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Roast rice and cook porridge
Place a pan on the stove, wait for the pan to heat up, then add 300g of rice to roast. Stir continuously during the roasting process until the rice turns slightly yellow.
Next, put a pot on the stove and add 2 liters of water along with the roasted rice. Cook for about 20 minutes until the porridge expands evenly.
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Prepare other ingredients
First, wash the chicken thigh mushrooms thoroughly, then tear them into small strips.
Chop the cilantro and the upper part of the green onions, and cut the green onion tops into sections.
Next, mince 10 cloves of garlic.
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Marinate and stir-fry minced frog meat
Gradually add each part of the frog legs and minced frog meat into a bowl along with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix well and marinate for 15 minutes to allow the frog to absorb the seasonings.
Next, heat a pan on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add 1/2 of the minced garlic. Sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add all the minced frog meat. Stir evenly and fry for about 3 – 5 minutes until the frog meat is firm.
Do the same stir-frying with the frog thigh meat.
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Completion
After cooking for about 20 minutes, the porridge begins to soften. Add all the sautéed frog meat into the pot of porridge and stir well.
Next, place a pan on the stove with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and sauté the chicken thigh mushrooms for 2 – 3 minutes. After that, add all the sautéed mushrooms into the porridge.
Cook the porridge for an additional 5 – 7 minutes for the ingredients to be fully cooked and infused into the porridge. Finally, add the chopped green onion tops and season the porridge to taste before turning off the heat.
Serve the porridge in a bowl, add some cilantro, sprinkle a bit of pepper on top, and get ready to enjoy!
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Final Product
A steaming bowl of frog porridge, aromatic and appealing with the green of cilantro, looks truly tempting. The porridge is soft, with the sweet, fragrant taste of frog combined with mushrooms, and the seasoning is just right, making this porridge truly perfect.
This is definitely a delicious dish you shouldn’t miss for tasty and nutritious family meals. Wishing you success!
2. Frog Salad Porridge
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Frog Porridge For 4 people
Frog 2 pieces Rice 200 gr Carrot 1 piece Cabbage 1/2 piece Garlic 6 cloves Shallot 3 pieces Green onion 5 stalks Vietnamese coriander A little Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Vinegar 2 tablespoons Chili powder 1 teaspoon Common seasoning A little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh carrots
- To choose fresh carrots, you need to select those that are of moderate size, have a straight elongated shape towards the tail, smooth skin, feel firm in hand and slightly hard.
- Choose carrots that are bright, deep orange in color, with green leaves still fresh and tightly attached to the body of the carrot.
- Avoid carrots with wilted or bruised tops, damaged bodies, slimy parts, or any dark spots; pressing them should feel soft.
- Do not choose overly large carrots. The leaves, stems at the base, and the shoulders of large carrots are thick, as these are older carrots, which will have more fibers and fewer nutrients.
How to choose fresh and delicious cabbage
- When buying cabbage, you should choose heads that are evenly round. Avoid buying flat or oval-shaped heads. These are hollow cabbages that are not firm.
- In addition, you should also buy cabbages that have a slightly dark green color; if it’s purple cabbage, it should be a deep purple color. Avoid buying cabbages that are light white as they may be old, tough, and fibrous, making them not tasty.
- Avoid buying cabbages with bruised outer leaves or those that have turned yellow.
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How to prepare Frog Salad Porridge
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Prepare the ingredients
The frog you bought should be skinned, gutted, and the blood vessels removed, then washed thoroughly with salt water.
Next, wash the ingredients: carrots, cabbage, Vietnamese coriander, and green onions.
For the carrot, cut half of it into small cubes, and the other half into thin strips along with the cabbage.
Then, peel the shallots and garlic, wash them, and mince them together with the green onions.
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Roast rice and cook porridge
Place a pan on the stove, wait for it to heat up, then add 200g of rice to roast. Stir continuously during the roasting process until the rice turns slightly yellow.
After roasting, rinse the rice thoroughly with water.
Next, place a pot on the stove and add 1.5 liters of water along with the roasted rice. Cook for 15 minutes until the porridge expands evenly.
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Sauté onions and fry frog meat
Place another pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced garlic and chopped shallots, sautéing until fragrant.
When the onions and garlic turn golden, take out 2/3 of the sautéed onion and garlic to a plate. Keep the remaining 1/3 of the sautéed onion and garlic in the pan, then add the frog and stir-fry for 3 – 5 minutes until the frog meat is firm.
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Add the ingredients to the porridge
After cooking for 15 minutes, the porridge grains have started to swell and soften. At this point, add the chopped carrots and frog meat to the pot of porridge one by one.
Cook for another 5 minutes then remove the frog meat. After that, proceed to season the porridge with 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce along with sautéed onion and chopped scallions.
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Make the salad
Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder into a bowl. Stir the mixture well until the spices dissolve, then pour the mixed fish sauce over the shredded carrots and cabbage.
Use chopsticks to mix the salad thoroughly, then place it on a plate, garnishing with a bit of chopped Vietnamese cilantro and some ground pepper for a more fragrant salad.
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Finished product
The porridge is soft, with the sweet and fragrant taste of frog meat combined with mushrooms and carrots. Served with crispy, sweet, sour, and spicy salad, it looks very eye-catching and appetizing.
How to choose fresh and delicious frog meat
- To choose good frogs, it is best to buy frogs from September onwards as this is when frog meat is the tastiest.
- Choose frogs that are large, uniform in size, with bright eyes, a slender head, and muscular legs, with a belly that is usually white or slightly yellow, and skin that is brownish-yellow.
- Select live frogs; do not buy frozen frogs.
How to clean frogs properly, without a fishy smell
Step 1: Remove frog meat: Eliminate certain parts of the frog such as the head, skin, internal organs, and spine. These parts harbor various types of parasites that pose health risks.
Step 2: Clean the frog: To help the frog be clean and reduce the fishy smell, you can use 2 methods to wash the frog as follows:
- Method 1: Use alcohol and ginger to wash the frog, to kill bacteria and eliminate the fishy smell.
- Method 2: Use vinegar and salt to wash the frog, which has a similar effect to method 1 but is less effective.
Step 3: Blanch the frog meat: You can briefly blanch the frog meat in a pot of boiling water mixed with alcohol, ginger, and turmeric powder, which will help the frog meat become firmer, have a beautiful color, and of course, also optimally eliminate the fishy smell.
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Above is a detailed guide on 2 ways to cook frog porridge from the Mekong Delta that is delicious, rustic, warm for rainy days, and extremely easy to make. I hope that with the recipe shared by TasteVN, you will successfully create this dish and enjoy truly delicious meals!
*Source of reference for images and recipes from the YouTube channels Minh Khanh family and Bà Mẹ Quê
