Frog Legs

[Deleted User]

I was at Albertsons in Troutdale today and they have Frog Legs in the seafood case! I have never seen this before in a local grocery store. I have never tried them before and was curious as how to prepare them. I'll try anything once. :rolleyes:

Fool

[Otolith]

When I was a kid growing up in South Florida, we used to go frog giggin' at night in the Everglades, from my uncle's airboat. I remember having to sit in the bottom of the airboat (which is loud as *****) with a potato sack, not able to see anything but the small area in front of me that my headlamp illuminated. I was constantly having to squash these big nasty banana spiders that would fall on me as we pushed through the sawgrass. Every now and then my dad or uncle sitting up on top of the airboat would stick their gig down in my face so I could remove the bloody frog and put him in the sack. Oh the memories :rolleyes:

They were pretty good though -- like little chicken wings :grin:

I can hear Jeff Foxworthy now -- "You might be a redneck if you've ever pulled a bloody frog off of a gig .... "

[Clackman]

their great!!! flower and fry short amount of time one of the lowest fat meats a buddys doc told him it was the best meat for him to eat he has a bad ticker

[SHLEPROCK]

I just fried them like chicken. Be careful cause they may jump out of the pan :grin:

[Deepslayer]

Used to gig them all the time back east and in California. Excellent tasting! We just fried them up in a beer batter. If they are really fresh you should cut the tendon in the leg, so they don't jump around in the pan when you cook them! :shocked:
,Ed

[brshooter]

Flour them and saute in garlic butter. Good Stuff!

[SailCat]

It's interesting that 'I'll try anything once" and "Frog Legs" would come up in the same post.

My wife and I occasionally head to the nearby Coyote Mountain Casino for the Sunday brunch. The food has historically been fabulous. In addition to the tables full of salads, fruits, cheeses, hot dishes and pastries, a seafood table offers fresh prawns, lox, smoked delcacies and petite oysters on the half-shell.

Two chefs are also on duty, one preparing omlettes and waffles, the other sauteing up exotic and unusual dishes which are served in the style of nouvelle cuisine. In the past I have savored scallops, halibut cheeks, venison and crepes.

Last Sunday, the saute chef was offering either fogs legs or emu. Since I have caught bullfrogs and prepared frogs legs on many occasions, I ventured into the unknown and ordered the emu.

As usual, it came to the table sauced and garnished like Mardi Gras, looking delicious.

Now that I have had the experience, I would have to advise anyone who has the opportunity to eat emu: pass on it.

Perhaps emu taste like what they eat, but even expertly prepared and served rare, it required a great deal of mastication, during which process the distinct vegetable flavor of the meat grew more intense. My humble opinion is that meat should not taste like vegetables. That's what we have vegetables for. I suppose I should give thanks for the experience only because I'll know better next time.

I've subsequently lost some of that "I'll try anything once" attitude, believing that sometimes it might be a good idea to ask around first.

Enjoy those frogs legs; they're great!

~MT
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[Phil Layer]

Oh yeah. Frog Legs are awesome.

Now, if I could just find a good restaurant that serves Rocky Mountain Oysters. I've missed those ever since I moved from Wyoming.

[FastAction]

Ever catch them on a fishing pole? Use an Ultra light #4 hook with a big fat night crawler and a Red corky. Cast it in front of them and as soon as that night crawler wiggles.... Frog ON. Used to catch and eat tons on the Yakima River! Oh by the way they fight hard!

[Thumper]

"My humble opinion is that meat should not taste like vegetables. That's what we have vegetables for."

MT .... You are breaking me up!!!!!!!

[Phil Layer]

"Ever catch them on a fishing pole? Cast it in front of them and as soon as that night crawler wiggles..."

I never prepared them myself but I don't think the restaurants were getting the Rocky Mountain Oysters with wiggling crawlers and #4 hooks. :rolleyes:

[Hummingbird]

Moby,
LMAOROF!!!
I Could just see it now .
Someone out in the pature of Tillamook, drift fishing for Mountain Oysters. :grin: The farmer makes it easy though, they have their bull tied up outside the fence on highway 6 coming out of Tillamook. :wink:
I f you want to buy some of those type of oysters, Carlton Packing outside Carlton sells the pork kind. Not too shabby if I say so myself. They only sell them in 5# boxes though and go for about $12.00. E-mail me if you need directions.Tight Lines, :grin: (fish) Tom

[rmac57]

One of my favorite restaurants as a kid was the Pixie Kitchen in Lincoln City. I grew quite appreciative of the place as I entered my 13th year and the adolescent appetite led me to take full advantage of their all-you-can-eat entree's and the never-ending salad bar (including pickled herring).

One visit there I ordered the frog legs (they were a regular item on the menu, but I'd never tried them before.) Three platefuls of them bad boys later and my folks nearly had to wheel me out of the place.

I've never eaten them since, but they are damned good!

[parker]

FastAction - Yeah, we used to fish on a friends pond back when I lived in Walla Walla. Would use poppers on a 4wt fly rod. Caught some huge bull frogs! Yeah, they put up a mean fight on fly gear!

It was a C&R fishery, so aside from a few piercings from a barbless hook, all native (were they native?) bullfrogs were released.....to be caught over and over and over again. Dumb frogs!

PS. No one believes me when I tell them that if you catch a bullfrog and flip it upside down, it relaxes to the point where it won't move. If you hold the frog upside down, with it's feet and arms sticking out, you can start stacking frogs this way! I think we got to 6 stacked bull frogs before one finall moved and knocked the stack over! Needless to say, once that happened, it was a frog stampede! Frog mayhem!

Ah, youth. Fun stuff! :wink:

[ 07-18-2002, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: parker ]

[BigSpinner]

What are the regulations on the rocky mountain oysters. Never been fishing for them before. Do they like to hold in the faster water or do they hold in the deep holes like chinook. I bet if you hooked into one that it would fight like h*ll. What kind of rig do you use something like a #5 owner hook and 1,000 pound tuff line and put some grass on the hook. Well i will give it a try one of these days when the fishing is slow.

Jeremy,

[FastAction]

Last time I checked... it was 2 per man! :grin:

[rmac57]

When the limit gets raised to 3 we'll have a tough time carrying 'em.