[CH] Tonight's Dinner -- Cicada Stirfry, Spring, 2007
Riley@ChileGarden.com
08 Jun 2004 19:23:03 Pacific Standard Time
...if I happen to be in the area of the next Periodical Cicada emergence. Indiana works, but OF is in the Fall. Cameron? Want to give this a shot? Think Brood XIII's area extends into Ohio. ;-)
Hot regards,
Riley
* Exported from MasterCook *
Cicada Stir Fry
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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chiles Insects
Stirfry
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil -- olive, rice bran, soy, toasted sesame, as needed
1 medium onion -- minced
5 medium Thai chiles -- or serranos, etc. To taste
1 ounce fresh ginger root -- tender Asian ginger, julienned
1 each carrot -- sliced thin
1 cup cauliflower -- small florets or chopped
1 cup broccoli florets -- small
1/2 cup waterchestnuts -- sliced
1/2 cup snow pea pod, fresh
1/2 pound cicadas -- teneral, blanched -- see notes
1/4 cup cilantro -- coarsely chopped
In a wok or other suitable pan, heat the vegetable oil. Add ingredients in the order listed above when those in the most recent addition are partially cooked.
Description:
"Inspired by the May 26th Clermont College Cicada Cookoff"
Source:
"http://biology.clc.uc.edu/steincarter/cicadas.htm"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 92 Calories; 4g Fat (34.4% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 27mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.
Serving Ideas : Serve over whole-grain (“brown”) rice and add soy sauce to taste.
NOTES : Newly-emerged (teneral) adult cicadas may be collected around midnight, as they are emerging from the ground and molting. These soft, white cicadas should be blanched (like vegetables from your garden that you are preparing to put in the freezer), or they will bruise and discolor. To blanch teneral cicadas, boil about one minute then drain. At this point, they may be frozen for storage, if desired.
From:
University of Cincinnati
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/steincarter/cicadas.htm
Copyright © 2000 by J. Stein Carter.
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Newly-emerged (teneral) adult cicadas may be collected around midnight, as they are emerging from the ground and molting. These soft, white cicadas should be blanched (like vegetables from your garden that you are preparing to put in the freezer), or they will bruise and discolor. To blanch teneral cicadas, boil about one minute then drain. At this point, they may be frozen for storage, if desired. Cicadas are said to make good eating because they are low in fat and high in protein. They are considered a delicacy by many people around the world. The European settlers in North America observed the Indians eating them. During the last emergence of Brood X cicadas in 1987, a number of people in Cincinnati and Illinois were reported to have tried deep-fried and stir-fried cicadas. There was also talk of cicada pizzas and cicada candy, and local newspapers printed cicada recipes.
From:
National Geographic News
Quick Facts About Periodical Cicadas
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0330_040330_cicadafacts.html
© 2004 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
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