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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are looking for a new and unique recipe to change the flavor for your family while still ensuring delicious and irresistible taste, stir-fried frog with banana flower is an ideal suggestion. Today, let’s cook with TasteVN to learn how to make this simple yet extremely appetizing stir-fried dish!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Frog with Banana Flower For 4 people
Frog meat 800 gr Banana flower 2 pieces (about 500gr) Green onions 2 stalks Garlic 2 cloves Lime 2 fruits Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper/ salt)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh frog meat
- To buy fresh frog meat, you need to choose live frogs, evenly sized, with firm flesh.
- Fresh frog meat will have a brown-yellow skin, white belly, tapered head, and bright eyes.
- Avoid buying pre-processed or frozen frogs as it will affect the flavor of the dish.
How to choose fresh banana flowers (banana blossoms)
- Fresh banana flowers usually have a dark red outer layer, with a smooth white powdery coating, intact appearance, and no bruising.
- Choose banana flowers that feel firm when held, and when gently squeezed, the outer layer feels hard and has a certain crispness.
- Avoid purchasing banana flowers with unusual colors or dark spots, as these may be flowers that have been treated with chemicals or have been stored for too long.
How to prepare Stir-fried Frog with Banana Flower
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Prepare the ingredients
Frogs bought should be cleaned, removing all internal organs. If you do not eat frog skin, peel it off and wash with the juice of about 1 lemon for about 2 – 3 minutes to remove the sliminess, then rinse with clean water.
Next, use a knife to chop the frog meat into bite-sized pieces.
Tips to eliminate odor and effectively clean frog meat:- For frogs, cut off the head, internal organs, backbone, and blood vessels on the frog thighs. Additionally, you can remove the skin if you do not want to eat it.
- Then, wash the frogs with a mixture of vinegar and diluted salt for about 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Alternatively, you can wash the frog meat with a mixture of ginger and alcohol for about 2 minutes, then take it out and let it drain before cooking.
See details: Tips to eliminate odor and effectively clean frog meat
Banana flowers should be chopped finely, then placed in a bowl of water, squeezing the juice of 1 lemon into it and soaking for about 20 minutes, then rinse with water and let it drain.
Garlic should be peeled and minced, spring onions should be cleaned, washed, and cut into sections.
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Stir-fry frog meat
Place a deep pan on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait until the oil is hot, then add minced garlic and sauté it for about 1 minute.
Next, add the frog meat to the pan and stir-fry over high heat for about 5 minutes. Then, season with 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of ground pepper, and 1 teaspoon of salt into the meat pan.
Finally, add chopped green onion into the pan and stir well, stir-frying for another 5 minutes until the frog meat is cooked and firm.
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Stir-fried frog with banana flower
When the frog is cooked, add the prepared banana flowers and stir-fry quickly for about 5 – 7 minutes until the banana flowers are cooked, then season to taste.
After that, add the green onions, stir-fry evenly until the onions are cooked, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Stir-fried frog with banana flower is delicious and attractive with the aroma from the frog meat and banana flower. The frog meat is firm, sweet, and fragrant, combined with the crispy banana flower that absorbs the flavor, making it very appetizing. This dish is also great as a snack!
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With easily found ingredients and a simple recipe, I hope you will easily make delicious and flavorful frog stir-fried with banana flowers to treat your family. TasteVN wishes you success!
