Chapulines: Cooked Grasshoppers
Check out this lovely chapuline recipe from the state of Oaxaca. You'll rethink your opinion on eating bugs.
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 1pound chapulines (grasshoppers)
- ½cup oil (for frying)
- 3cloves garlic (peeled and chopped)
- 1serrano chile (seeded and diced)
- ½onion (chopped)
- Dash salt (or to taste)
- 1lime (cut into wedges)
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Pull the wings and legs off of each chapuline (grasshopper). Discard.Step 3
Heat the oil in a shallow pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the garlic, chile, and the onion until the onion is translucent.Step 4
With a slotted spoon, remove and discard the onions, chile, and garlic from the oil, leaving the oil in the pan.Step 5
Sauté the chapulines in the oil until they are brown and crispy.Step 6
Remove the chapulines and drain them well on paper towels.Step 7
Sprinkle salt over the top and then squeeze some lime over them.Step 8
Enjoy them as a snack or use as a filling for tacos.