This is the first recipe from the Dominican Republic on stonedsoup.net! The roots of Dominican cuisine is influenced by Spanish, African, Lebanese, and indigenous Taino. Mountain chicken, known to us a frogs, is the national dish of this Caribbean island. Since the particular frog that is eaten in Dominica is a protected species, it is only hunted for between September through February. In the U.S., you can find frog legs more commonly now in seafood departments for relatively inexpensive prices.These frog legs get marinated in a mix of jerk sauce, seasonings, and garlic for a half hour. They get briefly seared in a sauté pan for a couple of minutes, then either grilled or broiled for a few minutes a side. While they are grilling/broiling, they get brushed with a layer of jerk sauce. The frog legs can be eaten as an appetizer or as your main course. If serving as your main, I recommend at least 1lb-1 1/2lbs per person since half of the weight is bone.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Marinating Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Dominican
Keyword: appetizer, Caribbean, Dominican, frogs, main course
Author: Alex Gorgos
Ingredients
1/2lemon
2lbswhole frog legs
olive oil
4tbspjerk sauce
2tbsp paprika
1tbspturmeric
1tbspblack pepper
1tbspthyme
4garlic cloves minced
salt to taste
Garnish
green onions finely chopped
Instructions
Wash the frog legs with lemon juice. Pat dry.
Mix together 2 tbsp of jerk sauce, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tbsp of paprika, turmeric, black pepper, thyme, garlic and salt in a small bowl.
Marinate the frog legs for 30 minutes.
Heat up the remaining olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the frog legs to the pan.
Sear for 2 minutes a side. Remove from the pan.
Mix together 2 tbsp of jerk sauce, 1 tbsp of paprika, and 3 tbsp of olive oil.
Turn on your oven’s broiler. Place the frog legs on a rack on a baking sheet lined in foil. Brush the top side of the frog legs with the sauce. Broil for 5 minutes.
Flip the frog legs over. Brush with the remaining sauce and broil for another 5 minutes.