Frog Soup
Frog soup is a tasty and delicate dish, perfect for enjoying on cold winter evenings. Its origin dates back to ancient peasant cuisine, where frogs were a common and abundant food. Today it is considered a delicacy. The recipe uses frogs as the main ingredient, along with meat broth, peeled tomatoes, homemade bread, garlic, onion, chopped parsley, carrot, celery, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Ingredients
- Frogs
2424 - Broth
150Cl150Cl - Peeled tomatoes
33 - Homemade bread
4Slices4Slices - Garlic
1Clove1Clove - Onion
11 - Chopped parsley
1Tablespoon1Tablespoon - Carrot
11 - Celery
1Stalk1Stalk - Olive oil
3Tablespoons3Tablespoons - Saltto taste
- Pepperto taste
Preparation
- STEP 1 OF 7
Remove the legs from the frogs and set them aside
- STEP 2 OF 7
Heat three tablespoons of oil in a pot with the sliced onion, carrot in rounds, chopped celery, and a whole clove of garlic, and sauté
- STEP 3 OF 7
When they have browned, add the frogs and mix well so they absorb the seasoning
- STEP 4 OF 7
Add the chopped peeled tomatoes, broth, salt, and pepper, and let cook until the frogs are almost dissolved
- STEP 5 OF 7
Blend everything
- STEP 6 OF 7
Pour the blend into the pot, add the legs, and cook for another fifteen minutes
- STEP 7 OF 7
Serve the hot soup sprinkled with parsley and with toasted bread on the side
Suggestions
Pan
Casserole
Knife
Cutting Board
General Information
Storage notes
Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 days
More information
Frog soup is a traditional dish of Italian cuisine, particularly widespread in the northern regions of Italy
Origin
Italia
Analysis
Attention
Macronutrients (100 gr)
Attention
| Energy (kcal) | 51.43 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 1.27 |
| of which Sugars (g) | 0.66 |
| Fat (g) | 0.71 |
| of which Saturates (g) | 0.12 |
| Protein (g) | 9.91 |
| Fiber (g) | 0.3 |
| Sale (g) | 0.09 |
- Proteins9.91g·81%
- Carbohydrates1.27g·10%
- Fats0.71g·6%
- Fibers0.3g·2%