Hello fellow foodies. Today I bring you a new dish. It's "frog sticky rice."
I don't know if your place is famous for this dish but my place is very popular and when you go to big restaurants, you will be suggested to choose this dish.
Why is this food so famous?
Frog sticky rice is sticky rice served with frogs. Sticky rice is made from glutinous rice combined with peanuts and black beans to create a greasy, nutritious taste.
Frog meat is very popular in our Vietnamese families. because frog meat contains many nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, vitamins A, B, D, E, and minerals calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, iron, copper, which are necessary for the body, especially with malnourished children, gain weight faster.
my story today
I'm lazy to go to the market today, so I opened my refrigerator to see if there was anything left to cook and I saw in my cupboard there are still some frogs I bought yesterday that haven't been cooked, so I came up with the idea to cook this dish. Frog sticky rice for lunch today.
Let's find out how to make this delicious and cheap dish.
First about the ingredients:
Sticky rice dishes include:
Sticky rice: 1kg
Peanuts: 1 small bowl
Black beans: 1 small bowl
Lemongrass: 3 pieces
Chili: 2
Onions: 2
Garlic: 1 bulb
Salt
Pepper
Fish sauce
Cooking oil
note
To cook sticky rice, you should choose white, long-grain sticky rice. Because when finished cooking, sticky rice seeds will be more beautiful and flexible.
frog meat:
frog: 5 frogs
The number of ingredients can be increased or decreased depending on the number of people in the meal. Today I have 5 frogs because my family has 5 people.
Prepare ingredients for cooking
sticky rice
The rice is put in a basket and washed with clean water, then poured into the pot.
Peanuts and black beans are also washed, put in with sticky rice. Then add water and the hips are cooked.
note:
You have to pay attention to the water level and the rice level so that the sticky rice doesn't get crushed or raw, when you take the rice you measure it with something, when you pour the water you use that to measure the water. For 1 cup of rice, 1.5 cups of water. Just like that, you multiply by the amount of rice to cook, surely the rice will be cooked evenly and deliciously.
frog meat:
clean the frog meat then cut it into small pieces, then put it in a full spiced pot and let it sit for 15 minutes to infuse the spices into the meat.
onion, lemongrass, chili: chopped
Cooking:
Sticky rice on the stove for 30 minutes.
frog meat:
First, put the pan on the stove, then put a little oil in the pan, let the oil heat up a bit, then add the lemongrass, onions, and fry until fragrant, then add the frog meat and stir until cooked.
Be careful not to burn your hands.
So my frog sticky rice dish today is complete. And here is my product. I'm happy to introduce you to new ways to cook, and I'd love to try the foods you recommend. Let's create great food together.
I wish you success.