System and method for conditioning food product

摘要

A system and method for conditioning food product is disclosed. The method comprises providing a grill treatment to the food product; packaging the food product; and heating the packaged food product (e.g., partially or fully cooking the food product in its package). The system comprises an apparatus configured to apply a grill treatment to a food product that is being packaged and fully cooked in its package. The system may also comprise a co-extruder configured to extrude the a material layer and a collagen gel layer about the exterior surface of the base layer that is then at least partially coagulated before receiving the grill treatments.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing a food product, the method comprising, performing in this order:
co-extruding a base material and a collagen gel into a co-extruded product, the collagen gel provided to an exterior surface of the base material; partially coagulating the collagen gel to a first partially coagulated and un-set state, the collagen gel forming a casing about the base material; applying a first heat treatment to the co-extruded product to cook the base material to a partially cooked first state and further coagulate the collagen gel to a second partially coagulated and un-set state; applying a cross-linking material to further coagulate the collagen gel from the second partially coagulated and un-set state to a fully set state; applying a grill treatment to the co-extruded product while the collagen gel is in the fully set state; applying a second heat treatment to the co-extruded product to further partially cook the base material to a partially cooked second state, and dry the collagen gel; packaging the co-extruded product while the base material is in the partially cooked second state; and heating the packaged co-extruded product to further cook the base material to a fully cooked state.