Another awesome recipe courtesy of Girl Meets Bug! Waxworms are some of the tastiest edible insects around. Girl Meets Bug has a great instructional video for this waxworm recipe:
https://youtu.be/fA_rBNeVtzo
Waxworms are not as commonly available as mealworms. Starting in the late summer of 2015, a small batch of frozen food-grade waxworms will be available for sale from Bug Vivant. If you would like to pre-order, please Contact BV.
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen waxworms
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 tbs olive oil
- pinch salt
- fresh salsa
- corn tortillas
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Instructions
- Saute onions in olive oil until golden, then turn heat to medium-high.
- Add frozen waxworms, stirring quickly to keep them moving, while adding a pinch of salt (to taste). Waxworms will start to straighten out as they hit the heat; this means they are partially done and are becoming firm, just like shrimp or fish. When you start to see a little bit of transparency around their edges, they are ready.
- Remove wax worms and onions from pan. Use remaining oil to heat corn tortillas. Flip each tortilla when bubbles appear on the tortilla.
- Add sauteed wax worms and onions to tortilla, top with fresh chopped tomato, salsa and cilantro.
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