System for making a food product having a meat-based layer
AssigneeTyson Foods Italia SPA
InventorsPietro Rognini, Guus Burbank
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Abstract
Food product having a meat-based layer, an impermeable covering layer disposed on the whole surface of a meat-based layer with a first side, a second side and one or more connection edges defined between the first and second sides, a layer of batter that covers only the first side and at least part of connection edges of the meat-based layer, a breaded layer distributed on at least part of the layer of batter, and, in case, a garnish distributed on at least part of the surface of the meat-based layer covered with the impermeable covering layer and left uncovered by the layer of batter and the breaded layer. The invention concerns also the apparatus to make said food product and the corresponding method.
Claims9
A system to make a food product, wherein the food product comprises:
- a meat-based layer, or mixture of meats-based layer, with a first side facing downward, a second side facing upward and one or more connection edges defined between said first side and said second side, wherein the meat-based layer comprises an impermeable covering layer disposed on the entire surface of said meat-based layer;
- a layer of batter, covering only said first side and at least part of said connection edges of said meat-based layer;
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- a breaded layer, distributed on at least part said layer of batter;
- wherein the system comprises:
- a meat taking station, configured to take meat, or a mixture of one or more types of meat, from one or more containers;
- a molding station to mold the meat-based layer;
- a covering station to cover said meat-based layer, configured to distribute an impermeable covering mixture over the entire surface of said meat-based layer in order to obtain the impermeable covering layer;
- a breading preparation station, configured to distribute the layer of batter only on said first side, facing downward, and at least part of the connection edges of said meat-based layer;
- a breading station, configured to distribute shredded ingredients on at least part of said layer of batter until a breaded layer is obtained;
- a frying station, configured to fry said food product, keeping said breaded layer facing downward;
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- a cooking station in an oven, configured to finish the cooking of said meat-based layer, keeping said breaded layer facing upward,
- wherein said breading preparation station comprises a batter delivering device disposed below said food product being worked, said batter delivering device being configured to distribute a batter from down onto said first side facing downward and at least part of said connection edges of said food product being worked, until a layer of batter is obtained.
A method to obtain a food, wherein the food product comprises:
- a meat-based layer, or mixture of meats-based layer, with a first side facing downward, a second side facing upward and one or more connection edges defined between said first side and said second side, wherein the meat-based layer comprises an impermeable covering layer disposed on the entire surface of said meat-based layer;
- a layer of batter, covering only said first side and at least part of said connection edges of said meat-based layer;
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- a breaded layer, distributed on at least part said layer of batter;
- wherein the method comprises:
- a step of taking meat or a mixture of meats;
- a step of molding said meat or mixture of meats to define a meat-based layer with a first side facing downward, a second side facing upward and one or more connection edges defined between said first side and said second side;
- a step of covering the whole surface of said meat-based layer with an impermeable covering mixture;
- a step of distributing a batter only on said first side, facing downward, and at least part of said connection edges of said meat-based layer until a layer of batter is obtained;
- a breading step during which a combination of shredded ingredients is distributed at least on said layer of batter until a breaded layer is obtained;
- a frying step keeping said breaded layer facing downward;
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- a cooking step in an oven reaching a temperature inside said meat-based layer higher than 75° C. and keeping said breaded layer facing upward,
- wherein said step of distributing a batter provides that said batter is distributed only on said first side, facing downward, and at least part of said connection edges of said meat-based layer.
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