Breaded bullfrog legs

  • Bullfrogs (as many as you can catch!)
  • Buttermilk or other marinade (enough to submerge the frog legs)
  • Breading mix (enough to fully coat the legs), such as:
    • Fish fry batter
    • Beer batter
    • Shake ‘n Bake
  • Cooking oil (enough for the legs to float)
STEP 1: SKIN THE BULLFROG’S LEGS

Before you can do anything else, you must remove the skin from the frog’s legs. This website provides good instructions and visuals for skinning. Basically, you cut the skin around the frog’s waist and then pull the skin down from there, as if you were taking off frog trousers.

STEP 2: REMOVE THE LEGS

Once the frog has been skinned below the waist, use a sharp knife or shearing tool to cut off the feet and then cut off the set of legs from the waist down. Wash and clean the frog as necessary.

STEP 3: MARINADE

Submerge the frog legs in a bowl containing buttermilk or your desired marinade. Allow the legs to soak in the marinade for about five minutes.

STEP 4: BREADING

Spread your breading mix on a plate or cutting board. Remove the legs from the marinade and roll them several times in the breading mix.

STEP 5: FRY

Pour cooking oil into a pot and heat it on a stove. You’ll need enough oil so that the legs can float. The oil doesn’t need to boil — just be hot enough to fry the legs. Place one set of legs at a time in the pot of oil and fry.

STEP 6: COOL AND SERVE

Once the frog legs are fried to your satisfaction, remove them from the pot and allow them to cool a bit. 

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