Process for making an edible moist shredded sqid product
AssigneeSurf 82 Seafood LLC
InventorsNeal NAITO, Chong LEE
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Abstract
Seafood products are made from squid by cleaning a squid by removing arms and tentacles from the squid; removing visceral content from the squid; steam cooking the squid; reducing the moisture content of the squid to between 40% by weight and 72% by weight; and shredding the squid after the step of reducing the moisture content. The shredded squid can be treated with marinades for flavor enhancement to create a variety of world cuisine tastes. The product is ready to serve without further cooking.
Claims20
A process for making a squid product, comprising:
- a. cleaning a squid by removing arms and tentacles from the squid, and removing visceral content from the squid;
- and
- b. either:
- reducing the moisture content of the squid to between 40% by weight and 72% by weight;
- and, after the step of reducing the moisture content, shredding the squid;
- or
- reducing the moisture content of the squid to between 40% by weight and 65% by weight and, after the step of reducing the moisture content, processing the squid to produce ground squid meat.
The process of claim 13, further comprising seasoning the shredded squid with a marinade.
The process of claim 13, further comprising vacuum packing the shredded squid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.