Kung Po Paddy Field Frogs (Thin Kai, Chui Kay) Recipe

If you remember the five frogs that I bought from the wet market and fried the legs with flour (aka KFF Frog Recipe), I cooked Kung Po with the rest of the parts. Some restaurant deep fried the frogs before cooking it with Kung Po sauce and I found that they always over fried them resulting in the meat turning tough. I did not deep fry the frogs but you can if you want to but don’t fry them too long. You can vary the dried chillies amount according to the level of spiciness you prefer.

Ingredients
Frogs, 5, cut into bite sizes
Ginger, 5 slices
Garlic, 5 pips, smashed
Onions, 1 pc, cut into four
Dried Chillies, 5 pcs, soak in water to remove seeds
Dark Soya Sauce, 1 teaspoon
Oyster Sauce, 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Spring Onions
Cashew nuts, ½ cup, (optional)
Corn flour and water mixture

Heat up wok and pour in around 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Sauté ginger, garlic, onions and dried chillies until fragrant. Add in the frogs and fry until they are cooked thoroughly. Add a little water. Put in the dark soya sauce, oyster sauce, cashew nuts, salt and sugar to taste. Pour a little corn flour water mixture into the wok. Garnish with spring onions and serve.

Kentucky Fried Frog (KFF, Thin Kai, Microhyla achatina) Recipe

Fresh frog all cut and cleaned

If the famous Colonel was a Chinaman, then probably you will see Fried Frog instead of Fried Chicken franchises all over the world. LOL! The Chinese believe that frog has wound healing properties. Research is currently being carried out to find and extract the component of the slime on the frog skin which is suppose to be able to heal wounds. Frogs live in wet environment that are full of microbes but they are able to heal their wounds easily. I bought five locally caught paddy field frogs (scientific name, Microhyla Achatina) from the wet market today for RM20. Normally I would fry them kung po style but this time I took out some frog legs to deep fry them in flour. You can use any premixed fried chicken flour off the shelf or mix them by yourself.

Ingredients
Frog legs, 10 pcs
Flour mixture (equal portion of wheat, corn and rice flour), ½ cup
Pepper, a dash
Cumin powder, ½ teaspoon
Coriander powder, ½ teaspoon
Oregano powder, ½ teaspoon
Garlic powder, 1 teaspoon(optional)
Salt to taste
Paprika powder, ½ teaspoon
Soda bicarbonate, ½ teaspoon

Mix the flour with all the ingredients except the frog legs. Dip frog legs in the flour and deep fry them in hot oil until golden brown. Drain away excess oil and serve while still hot.