Tourte Aux Cuisses De Grenouilles (Frog Leg Pie)

Submitted by Tea Girl

"Yes, it is what the title says. This is good dish if you like frog's leg but don't really like having to eat it off the bone or if you wish to try them without having the yuck factor of being able to tell what it was."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 rolls puff pastry
• 500 g deboned frog's legs
• 300 g fresh button mushrooms
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• parsley, minced
• 200 g heavy cream
• grated nutmeg
• 1 egg
• butter
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 210 ° Celsius.
2. Dry the frog's legs with paper towels.
3. Fry the frog legs in butter, remove them when they are browned.
4. Put the pan in the remaining butter, onion, minced shallot, garlic, parsley, and mushrooms, add the thighs after onion is clear.
5. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
6. Add the cream and let reduce for 5 minutes, remove from heat.
7. Beat the whole egg and brush the pastry with egg .
8. Put pastry dough in pan.
9. Prick the dough, pour in the frog leg mixture, cover with the second pastry, solder the edges with water, brush top with remaining egg,.
10. Make a couple of holes in the top in the center of the dough and bake for 50 minute.