Deep Frying Method
Cooking idea, cooking tips October 27th, 2009Although popular, deep frying cooking method is best avoided as it adds too much fat to our food. Other cooking techniques that use less fat, e.g. steaming, are therefore recommended. If you occasionally deep-fry, use very clean oil which has neither been burnt nor contains any previously burnt food.
• When deep-frying without a coating or batter, e.g. potatoes, dry the food before cooking it.
• Avoid deep-frying large pieces of food, like chicken, which take too long to cook and absorb a lot of fat.
• Keep oil at a constant temperature during cooking. Ideally it is around 160-170°C (320-335′F).
• Avoid cooking too much food at one time. This reduces the temperature of the oil, thus lengthening the cooking time and allowing more fat to soak into the food.
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