Dominica Mountain Chicken Recipe: A Taste of the Island’s Unique Delicacy

Imagine sitting for a meal only to find out that you’ve been served the legs of a frog. This is the mountain chicken, an endangered frog species that is Dominica’s national dish. The indigenous population, known as the Kalinago People of the island, have prepared this dish for years. It’s traditionally served with rice and peas.

How to Cook the Dominica Mountain Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 cup of flour
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar
• 8 Farm-raised frog legs
• 1 sliced green pepper
• 3 Tablespoons Lime or Lemon juice
• 1 cup vegetable oil for frying mountain chicken
• 1 teaspoon of chopped thyme
• 1 teaspoon pepper, black or white

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For the Sauce

• 1 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 sliced small onion

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For the Provisions

• 2 Green figs/plantains sliced
• 2 yams cut into 4 pieces
• 2 dasheen taro roots (cut into 4 pieces)

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Instructions

Frying the Mountain Chicken

1. Marinate the mountain chicken legs with garlic, salt, thyme, pepper, and vinegar for 1 to 2 hours.
2. Using paper towels, pat the mountain chicken legs dry, and then coat them in flour.
3. In a frying pan over medium to high flame, heat Vegetable oil.
4. Once the oil is heated, place the mountain chicken legs and fry them until they turn golden brown.

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For the Accompaniment

1. Using your preferred accompaniment (green fig/banana, yam, dasheen), peel and clean thoroughly. 
2. Boil or steam them until they become tender, but firm.

For the Gravy/Sauce

1. In a saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter.
2. Sautee sliced onion for about 1 minute, and then pour in a cup of water and boil.
3. Gradually add and stir flour to thicken the gravy/sauce, and let it simmer on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
4. Add the Mountain Chicken legs to the pot of gravy/sauce, stir and simmer for another 2 minutes.
5. Serve the Mountain Chicken with the accompaniment, and a green or paw paw salad!

Dominica Mountain Chicken

Dominica

The indigenous population, known as the Kalinago People of the island, have prepared this dish for years.

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Caribbean

Servings 4 people

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup of flour
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar
• 8 Farm raised frog legs
• 1 sliced green pepper
• 3 Tablespoons Lime or Lemon juice
• 1 cup vegetable oil for frying mountain chicken
• 1 teaspoon of chopped thyme
• 1 teaspoon Pepper black or white

For the sauce:

• 1 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1 small onion sliced

For the Accompaniments:

• 2 Green figs/plantains sliced
• 2 yams cut into 4 pieces
• 2 Dasheen Taro root cut into 4 pieces

Instructions

 

Frying the Mountain Chicken

• Marinate the mountain chicken legs with garlic, salt, thyme, pepper, vinegar, for 1 to 2 hours.
• Using some paper towels, pat the mountain chicken legs dry and then coat mountain chicken legs in flour.
• In a frying pan under medium to high flame, heat Vegetable oi.
• Once the oil is heated, place the mountain chicken legs and fry them until they turn golden brown.

For the Accompaniment

• Using your preferred accompaniment (green fig/banana, yam, dasheen), peel and clean thoroughly.
• Boil or steam them until they become tender, but firm.

For the Gravy/Sauce

• In a saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Sautee sliced onion for about 1 minute and then pour on a cup of water and boil.
• Gradually add and stir flour to thicken the gravy/sauce and let it simmer on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add the Mountain Chicken legs to the pot of gravy/sauce, stir and simmer for another 2 minutes.
• Serve the Mountain Chicken with the accompaniemnt, and a green or paw paw salad!

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