Chef Paul Turano honors Leap Day by adding a special dish to the menu at Tryst. Pop in to the Arlington eatery on Wednesday, February 29th to enjoy a plate of fried buffalo frog legs with a special rice krispie coating, Stilton blue cheese and celery sticks. Available from 5:00-10:00pm for just $8, these taste-like-chicken-y treats will be a lovely once-every-four-years indulgence. Of course, if you’d like to give them a shot at home, Turano has been kind enough to share the recipe. Hop to it – call Tryst at 781.641.2227 or start calling around to see who’s got frogs’ legs.
RECIPE:
- 4 frog legs
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- ½ tablespoons Sriracha
- 1 cup rice krispies
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 chopped shallot
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup of Franks Hot Sauce
- 2 tablespoons of honey
Directions
- Marinate the frog legs with salt, pepper, Sriracha and buttermilk and allow to stand in the fridge for 30 minutes
- Remove from legs, dredge in flour, salt and pepper and rice krispies, dip in buttermilk mixture and recoat with remaining flour and rice krispies.
- Deep fry at 350 degrees for 6-7 minutes or until fully fried.
- Remove and lay of paper towels to drain oil.
- In a bowl mix together butter, Franks hot sauce, honey and chopped shallot.
- Toss legs in mixture and Plate with Stilton blue cheese and celery sticks.
