Pressure frying
Encyclopedia
In cooking
, pressure frying is a variation on pressure cooking
where meat
and cooking oil
are brought to high temperatures while pressure is held high enough to cook the food more quickly. This leaves the meat very hot and juicy. A receptacle used in pressure frying is known as a pressure fryer.
Pressure frying is mostly done in industrial kitchen
s. Ordinary pressure cookers are not suitable for pressure frying. Attempting to pressure fry using an ordinary pressure cooker is very dangerous. Pressure fryers operate at a lower pressure than pressure cookers.
The process is most notable for its use in the preparation of fried chicken
in many commercial fried chicken restaurants.
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
, pressure frying is a variation on pressure cooking
Pressure cooking
Pressure cooking is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because the boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in the pot to rise to a higher...
where meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
and cooking oil
Cooking oil
Cooking oil is purified fat of plant origin, which is usually liquid at room temperature ....
are brought to high temperatures while pressure is held high enough to cook the food more quickly. This leaves the meat very hot and juicy. A receptacle used in pressure frying is known as a pressure fryer.
Pressure frying is mostly done in industrial kitchen
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
s. Ordinary pressure cookers are not suitable for pressure frying. Attempting to pressure fry using an ordinary pressure cooker is very dangerous. Pressure fryers operate at a lower pressure than pressure cookers.
The process is most notable for its use in the preparation of fried chicken
Fried chicken
Fried chicken is a dish consisting of chicken pieces usually from broiler chickens which have been floured or battered and then pan fried, deep fried, or pressure fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust to the exterior...
in many commercial fried chicken restaurants.