| abstract |
A method of making a coated food product for a frozen microwave oven, comprising the steps of: providing a piece of mozzarella cheese having a maximum dimension of 1 cm; From 1% to 20% of protein components, from 16% to 35% of modified starches, from 30% to 55% of polydextrose, from 1% to 10% of gelling agent, from 5% to 25% Selected); Wherein the protein component, starch, polydextrose and gelling agent are added as a solid phase component to the cheese by mixing followed by addition of a solution comprising cellulose gum and water ; The method further comprises mixing to form a homogeneous cheese dough; Forming a dough into a small fraction; Freezing the fraction and maintaining the fraction of freezing for at least 8 hours; Applying a precoating to the frozen sub-fraction to produce a pre-coated sub-fraction; Applying a fry coating to the pre-coated sub-fraction to produce a fry coat-coated sub-fraction; Applying one or more layers of crumbs to a frying coat-coated subdivision to provide a crumb coated subdivision; Frying crumb coated sub-fractions to produce fried sub-fractions; And subsequent stages of cryogenic freezing of the fried fraction. |