I've decided to cook more this week. I found some wild-caught jumbo shrimp for half off at Kroger, so I made shrimp grits yesterday. It was pretty good, but I'll know next time to make the grits a little creamier.
Searching for some new flavors in the seasonings aisle at Kroger, I ended up spending about 20% of my grocery bill on seasonings. One good find was Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seafood Magic. I used it with the shrimp and it was dee-lish.
Today, I decided to fry up some frog legs and squash. Surprisingly, Kroger sells frog legs, at least in Mississippi. I used a wet mix first by combining Tony Cachere's, Louisiana Hot Sauce, half & half, lemon juice and Mrs. Dash's Garlic and Herbs spice. Marinating the frog legs in the wet mix, I then dredged them in my dry mix made up of soy flour and Famous Dave's Country Roast Chicken Seasoning. I didn't see a Country Roast Frog Seasoning, so I guess Ol' Dave is ignoring that demographic.
I used the same method for frying the squash, and it didn't work quite as well; nevertheless, the squash ended up tasty all the same.
The frog legs turned out quite well, as you can see from the pic above. If you haven't ever had fried frog legs, they really are very tasty. Everyone uses the chicken comparison for every other meat, so I guess I'll use it as a jumping off point. The frog legs are white like chicken, but a little chewier in texture and less greasy. My roommate describes them as somewhere between chicken and duck, but I don't know if I would use that as my ultimate description.
All in all, I was simply pleased that I didn't screw it up. The last time I fried anything was three years ago and I caught my mom's kitchen on fire and came away with 2nd degree burns. Just fyi...if you fry anything, do it on a low heat. Don't get frustrated if the oil isn't heating up fast enough and turn up the heat to the highest level. I've found that the oil can suddenly burst into flames and spread very quickly. No fun. Luckily, I have a mom that was just happy I wasn't more injured than I was and didn't care about her kitchen. My sister, on the other hand, chose to laugh at my predicament.
Moral of today's post: Kermit tastes good.
3 comments:
It was damn funny! Well, after we put the fire out, that is... I'm laughing my ass off at the moment just remembering it.
It's also a bad idea to try to deep fry anything in a shallow frying pan... perhaps for peace of mind, you should invest in a Fry Daddy http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9219298
or a GranPappy http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5969526
They're not very expensive and much safer than Johnny + open container of hot oil.
i actually did look at some, but my kitchen is so small that i wouldn't know where to put it. oh well, for now I'll just continue to risk the lives of everyone in my apt complex.
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