Process for preparing frozen par-fried potato strips having deep fried texture when oven finished

摘要

The present invention relates to frozen hydrated par-fried potato strips comprising about 35% to about 55% moisture which when oven finished have substantially the same internal and surface texture as deep fried French fries. More particularly this invention relates to par-fried potato strips for subsequent finishing in an oven prior to consumption prepared by: (a) parfrying potato strips at an oil temperature of from about 270 DEG F. (132 DEG C.) to about 385 DEG F. (196 DEG C.) for a time sufficient to reduce the moisture content of the par-fries to from about 30% to about 50%, (b) hydrating the surface of said par-fries until the weight thereof is increased by from about 1% to about 12%, and (c) freezing said hydrated par-fries. The frozen, hydrated par-fries comprise from about 35% to about 55% moisture.