Stuffed Fries

摘要

A composition and method for an improved stuffed fry or other cooked food product. Stuffed fries can be made, for example, by coextruding a substrate and filling in a desired ratio to form an extrudate, then cutting, crimping, par frying, freezing, and final frying the extrudate. One composition for stuffed fries comprises a fried substrate that is made from a dough with crimped ends. One composition comprises potatoes, corn syrup, or water in specific weight percentages. One composition for the filling of the stuffed fries is a low moisture filling. One composition comprises at least one gum to reduce free water in the filling and/or substrate by binding to the water in the filling and/or substrate.

主权项

1. A cooked food product formed by cooking an extrudate, said extrudate comprising:
a coextruded substrate and filling; wherein the substrate comprises:
at least one component selected from the group consisting of a vegetable, meat, legume, and starch; andabout 30 to about 50 wt % water on a total-substrate-weight basis; wherein the filling comprises:
about 40 to about 70 wt % water; andat least one gum; and wherein a mass ratio of the substrate to the filling is about 90:10 to about 50:50.