OK, So I’m looking around for some somewhat healthy recipes for the new year. I was browsing around on Shape magazine’s website and found this little gem… http://www.shape.com/healthy_eating/recipes/27886094.html
Is this for real? Something about it seems akin to Wiki-vandalism, like this:“Note: check every five minutes or so to make sure that none of the grubs have crawled off and fallen to the oven floor (their blood is corrosive to metal surfaces)”
I just can’t imagine Shape magazine touting pan roasting live grubs as a sensible diet choice to their readership!
Well, the recipe calls for serving the grubs with ketchup. That’s a sure sign right there it’s a hoax. Everyone knows you serve grubs with hot mustard. Ketchup just covers up the taste with sugary tomato gloppiness.
Yeah but the recipe is for free range grubs. Hot mustard is good for grubs from corporate grub farms like Tyson, but ketchup is just fine for the more flavorful free range grubs.
I’ve also tried a tangy cocktail sauce. Not too spicy, or it overpowers the grub flavor. And the little “jumpers”* that wound up on the bottom of the oven: just mix them with the others; they provide a little crunchy texture.