METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPING DEEP-FRIED FOOD PRODUCT

摘要

The invention includes a process for preparing a unified serving of a batter-cooked food, for example shrimp tempura in the shape of a ring, that comprises the steps of: providing multiple pieces of a food to be cooked; coating each said piece with a batter; frying the coated pieces in a mold in a hot oil or fat medium in order to cook the food, expand the batter, and join the battered pieces into a shaped food product reflecting the shape of the mold; and removing the shaped food product from the oil or fat and the mold. The cooking mold is preferably a deep-frying cooking vessel assembly (40) comprising a generally U-shaped channel of flat metal. The cooking vessel assembly is configured with apertures (41) and with a handle (45) and/or a scraper. The apertures (41) and handle (45) are configured to provide quick submerging and quick fryer medium contact around the food being deep-fried in the cooking vessel assembly. The cooking vessel assembly (40) is further configured with shape-defining means to shape food items to be deep-fried in the cooking vessel assembly.