Printer Friendly RecipeBY MICHAEL PENDLEY AUTHOR OF TIMBER 2 TABLE WILD GAME RECIPESJUNE 23, 2017Most of the time, if I see Firecracker Shrimp on the appetizer menu at a restaurant, I am going to order them. Creamy, a little spicy, a little sweet, they make a great starter or even main dish.

Toss the cleaned legs in the seasoned flour and corn starch mixture.

To me, most shrimp recipes work well with frog legs. Why not step outside of simply fried and try this firecracker recipe the next time you find yourself with a mess of frog legs? The results are all you think they will be. They may be messy, but they are absolutely delicious. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves and top with diced green onions and roasted red bell peppers if you want it to look nice. Or just eat them straight from the bowl if you can’t wait.

Serve the frog legs on a bed of lettuce for a nice presentation, or just eat them right out of the bowl.

The corn starch in the dredge for this recipe helps to keep the crust on the fried legs crisp, even after they are tossed in sauce. The Thai sweet chili sauce will be found in the Asian section of your supermarket. Make sure you get the Thai version.

We used our new Magic Chef Realtree Deep Fryer, available soon at Homedepot.com. We will do a Timber2Table post on the complete Magic Chef Realtree line in the future, but the deep fryer is perfect for frying just about anything.

Drop the legs into the hot oil of your deep fryer.

Ingredients

3 pounds of frog legs
skinned

Peanut oil for frying

Dredge

1 cup flour

1 cup corn starch

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning

1 teaspoon white pepper

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

 

Sauce

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup Thai sweet chili sauce

1 tablespoon apricot All Fruit or preserves

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon sriracha sauce

1 teaspoon smooth peanut butter

1/2 teaspoon minced ginger

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

 

 

 

Cooking Instructions

Mix the dredge ingredients. Toss the frog legs in the dredge to coat.

Mix the sauce ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix the sauce ingredients in a large bowl with a tight-fitting lid. Set the sauce aside while frog legs cook.

Turn the Magic Chef deep fryer to 350 degrees and allow the oil to heat completely. Drop the legs in the fry basket, a few pairs at a time. Don’t overcrowd the basket, fry in batches.

Drop the legs into the hot oil and fry for 5-7 minutes per batch. Allow the excess oil to drain from legs, then dump on a paper-towel-lined platter.

Coat the fried legs in sauce. A lidded bowl and a quick toss work well.

Once all the legs are fried, move the legs to the sauce bowl. Snap on the lid and give everything a toss to coat the legs with sauce.