Betute recipe (stuffed deep-fried frog)
Betute or “Stuffed Frog” in English is considered to be one of the Kapampangan exotic dishes in the Philippines.
Servings 8 people
Calories 135kcal
Cost $10
Ingredients
- 8 big edible frogs (palakang bukid)
- ¼ kilo ground pork
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tsp salt (for pork stuffing)
- 1 tbsp vinegar (for pork stuffing)
- ½ tsp ground pepper (for pork stuffing)
- 1 tsp salt (for marinade)
- 4 tbsp vinegar (for marinade)
- 1 tsp ground pepper (for marinade)
- 1½ tsp brown sugar (for marinade)
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the ground pork, minced garlic, salt, vinegar, and ground pepper. Set aside.
- Clean the frog and remove the skin, head and cut the belly to remove the intestines.
- Use the ground pork mixture as belly stuffings. Sew to prevent the stuffing’s from spilling out.
- Mix the marinating mixture: salt, vinegar, ground pepper, and brown sugar.
- Pour into the stuffed frogs.
- Let it stand for 30 minutes.
- The let it sun-dried for another 30 minutes.
- Deep fry until golden brown.
- Serve with fried rice or steamed plain rice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 135kcal
