Soft-Shelled Cicadas

8 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 60 freshly emerged 17 year cicadas
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 cup corn oil or 1 cup salted butter

Directions

  1. 1
    Marinate cicadas, alive in a sealed container, in Worcestershire sauce for several hours.
  2. 2
    *.
  3. 3
    Dip them, in beaten egg, roll them in the seasoned flour and then gently saute them until they are golden brown.

Products Matching These Ingredients

More Recipes to Try