A great classic of French gastronomy, frog legs can be eaten in many restaurants in Roanne. The restaurant Le Relais du Château reveals the recipe to us while keeping a part of mystery. Follow the advice of the chef, Valérian Lamarche, to taste delicious frog legs with butter, parsley and garlic.
A recipe for 4 people proposed by the restaurant The Castle Relay in Saint-Priest-la-Roche.
- Milk,
- Plain flour,
- Frog legs (about 300g per person),
- Butter,
- Garlic,
- Parsley.
Place the frog legs in a bowl and cover them with milk.
After this milk bath, drain them and roll them in flour. Then sift them well.
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Drain the frogs © Clovis Huet / RT ![Recette des cuisses de grenouille par le Relais du Château]()
Roll the thighs in flour © Clovis Huet / RT ![Roulez les cuisses dans la farine]()
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The frog legs are ready to be browned in a magic butter-based potion, kept secret by the chef.
Prepare the parsley. Rinse it and chop it very finely.
To finish, sauté them in a large amount of butter with parsley and garlic. Season to your liking.
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Dish of frog legs © Clovis Huet / RT
DID YOU KNOW ?
Frogs' legs are one of the emblems of France, and the French are therefore nicknamed " frogs ou Froggies (the frogs) by English fans of British humour, in relation to this food tradition of French cuisine. While the French nickname the English in return “les Rosbifs” with the same caricatural humor.
source: Wikipedia
