Hunan cuisine, as one of the eight major cuisines in China, is famous for its spicy and fragrant flavor. Among the many Hunan cuisine delicacies, there is one dish that is particularly eye-catching, that is, the jumping frog. Today, let's walk into the world of Hunan cuisine, explore the unique practice of jumping frogs, and taste the wonderful taste brought by this delicacy.
1. Material preparation:
Ingredients: 2 live frogs, about 500 grams.
Ingredients: 2 green onions, 3 slices of ginger, 5 cloves of garlic, 20 dried chilies, 1 spoon of Sichuan pepper, 2 spoons of bean paste, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, 1 spoon of dark soy sauce, 2 spoons of cooking wine, 1 spoon of sugar, appropriate amount of salt.
Excipients: appropriate amount of coriander, appropriate amount of chopped green onion.
Second, the steps to operate:
Handling of frogs: First, the live frogs are slaughtered, skinned, gutted, and then cut into chunks for later use. Special attention should be paid to this step, there is a layer of synovial fluid on the ** of the frog, and care should be taken not to slip your hands when handling it.
Preparation of ingredients: Cut the green onion into sections, slice the ginger, slice the garlic, cut the dried chili pepper into sections, and soak the pepper in water.
Hot pan with cold oil: Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the pot, add Sichuan pepper and stir-fry until fragrant after the oil is hot, remove the Sichuan pepper and discard.
Stir-fry seasoning: Add chopped green onions, ginger, garlic and dried chili peppers to the pan and stir-fry until fragrant.
Sauté the frog meat: Add the chopped frog meat pieces to the pan and stir-fry until browned.
Seasoning: Add bean paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine and sugar, stir-fry evenly.
Stew: Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer slowly until the frog meat is cooked through.
Remove from the pan: Finally, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, sprinkle with chopped green onions and coriander.
3. Precautions:
The frying time of frog meat should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the taste.
During the simmering process, pay attention to the control of heat and avoid burning.
The amount of condiments added can be adjusted according to individual taste.
Jumping Frog