How to make grilled frog wrapped in betel leaves (simple recipe)

Ingredients for grilled frog wrapped in betel leaves

1kg cleaned frogs, some betel leaves, ginger, turmeric, garlic, dried onions, lemongrass. Basic seasonings such as salt, MSG, chili paste, oyster sauce...

Pre-processing the ingredients

When you buy frogs, put them in a basin, add a handful of salt, and rub them lightly to clean them. Then rinse them with cold water. For a more thorough cleaning, you can soak the frogs in a solution of alcohol and ginger to remove the fishy smell and kill bacteria.

Wash the betel leaves thoroughly. Peel and crush the turmeric. Finely chop the onion, garlic, ginger, and lemongrass.

After cleaning the frog meat, place it in a large bowl and marinate it with onions, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of MSG, 1 teaspoon of chili paste, and 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce. Mix the frog meat well with the seasonings. To enhance the flavor, add chopped betel leaves to the bowl of frog meat and let it marinate for 30 minutes.

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Grilled frog

Once the frog meat has absorbed the seasoning, wrap it tightly in aluminum foil and grill it over hot charcoal, turning the foil over every 5 minutes to ensure even cooking. The finished grilled frog has a distinctive aroma of betel leaves and spices. You can also make a sweet and sour chili fish sauce to dip the frog meat in. Grilled frog is delicious served with white rice or fresh vermicelli.

If you don't chop the betel leaves and mix them into the marinated frog meat, you can adjust this preparation step by wrapping the frog meat in individual washed betel leaves and grilling them. Alternatively, you can make this dish using an air fryer instead of charcoal grilling.

You can also do the same with grilled frog with chili and salt, grilled frog with satay sauce, grilled frog with honey, etc.