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SHALLOW FRYING (1 of 6)
Hospitality and Catering
GENERAL POINTS
shallow frying pans Definition
Shallow frying or sauté is the cooking of food in preheated shallow fat. Cooking fish by shallow frying applies to many types of fish and range of fish cuts. Shallow frying fish can be used to cook small whole fish, fish fillets and fish cuts.
Purpose
fish and vegetables being shallow fried
To make food safe, palatable, digestible and to add variety.
To brown food giving it an interesting and attractive flavour.
Rapid Cooking
The rapid cooking of shallow fried items causes almost instant coagulation of surface protein which helps to retain all the juices.
It also imparts an agreeable colour and flavour to the food.
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