Fried Green Grasshoppers Recipe

Fried Green Grasshoppers

From troutwhisperer 14 years ago

There high in protein, eatin all around the world and very low in cholesteral...in some countries there called micro livestock

1 cup cleaned grasshoppers, (heads, wings and legs removed) shopping list
3/4 cup of flour ........this is always to much -but its the close'st amount i can get to what i use... shopping list
1 shake of baking powder shopping list
1 dash of salt shopping list
1/2 c milk- maybe a smidge more if to thick shopping list
1 egg, whipped /beaten ..get it foamy shopping list
one dash of Angostura bitters........or two if you like...just go easy with this stuff -its potent... shopping list

This is like a biscuit dough you fry instead of bake...
take the dry stuff and mix in a big glass bowl
add the milk slowly and mix until its smooth
then the whipped egg and remix until you get a consistent color in the batch...
then toss in the hoppers and mix so there evenly spread in the batter...like chocolate chips..
spoon out with a big ladle and drop in your skillet of hot oil...when golden flip...cook until edges get brown its about six minutes per side in water hissing oil
drain the biscuits on paper towels...and eat..
.i never had one hop off the plate yet.......
you can add diced onion or chives too.......
prep time of 120 minutes is time for you to catch them/cook them and there are all around for the summer...
and no- they dont taste like chicken...........

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quaziefly ate it and said...
Great post! Have had it and loved it. Now I can make it as well. Thank you for sharing. Five Forks!

J and M
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dooley 14 years ago
Down here in Texas they are pretty good for fishing, never ate one. Might have to man-up and try something alittle crazy. :)
Dooley
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joe1155 14 years ago
I am speechless. Of course the Aborigines of Australia eat grubs and I have seen in Thailand deep fried insects of all kinds are eaten.
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" It was excellent "
karlyn255 ate it and said...
different for sure. Have tried rattlesnake, squirrel, raccoon, frog legs, turtle soup and even opossum and chocolate covered ants, so imight be game if your cooking.
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" It was not good "
gapeach55 ate it and said...
Very interesting. I've heard of this and chocolate covered ants but it just doesn't appeal to me.Rather have chicken.
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different for sure. Have tried rattlesnake, squirrel, raccoon, frog legs, turtle soup and even opossum and chocolate covered ants, so imight be game if your cooking.

karlyn255 in Ypsilanti loved it
Great post! Have had it and loved it. Now I can make it as well. Thank you for sharing. Five Forks!

J and M

quaziefly in ALL POINTS loved it
Very interesting. I've heard of this and chocolate covered ants but it just doesn't appeal to me.Rather have chicken.

gapeach55 in Covington loved it