Frog’s Legs with Lemongrass and Chile

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Bones: Recipes, History, And Lore

By Jennifer McLagan

Published 2005

  • About

Eating frog’s legs is so closely associated with the French that even today, the English refer to them as froggies, while the French retort with les rosbifs. But frog’s legs are equally popular in Central Europe, where many of the legs consumed in France are raised, and in Asia, particularly Thailand and Vietnam. This recipe is inspired by the flavors of Vietnam rather than the garlic-and-parsley tradition of Burgundy.

The frog’s legs I buy are packaged like shrimp, with a nu