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Fried Green Grasshoppers
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 6 Minutes
Ready In: 6 Minutes
Servings: 4
There high in protein, eatin all around the world and very low in cholesteral...in some countries there called micro livestock
Ingredients:
1 cup cleaned grasshoppers, (heads, wings and legs removed)
3/4 cup of flour ........this is always to much -but its the close'st amount i can get to what i use...
1 shake of baking powder
1 dash of salt
1/2 c milk- maybe a smidge more if to thick
1 egg, whipped /beaten ..get it foamy
one dash of angostura bitters........or two if you like...just go easy with this stuff -its potent...
Directions:
1. This is like a biscuit dough you fry instead of bake...
2. take the dry stuff and mix in a big glass bowl
3. add the milk slowly and mix until its smooth
4. then the whipped egg and remix until you get a consistent color in the batch...
5. then toss in the hoppers and mix so there evenly spread in the batter...like chocolate chips..
6. 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
7. drain the biscuits on paper towels...and eat..
8. .i never had one hop off the plate yet.......
9. you can add diced onion or chives too.......
10. prep time of 120 minutes is time for you to catch them/cook them and there are all around for the summer...
11. and no- they dont taste like chicken...........
By RecipeOfHealth.com