Gentle frying or low-temperature frying is an oil or fat-based cooking method used for relatively fragile or starchy foods.[1] While gentle frying is most notably used to cook fried eggs, it is also used for delicate fish [2], tender cuts of meat [3], sausages[4], and as a first step in fried potatoes.[5]
Benefits
Low temperature frying is useful if the frying fat will scorch at higher heat levels (ie butter), or if the frying fat has flavor that the cook wants to preserve (i.e. olive oil). Overheated oils can produce unhealthy, even carcinogenic, compounds.[6][7]
In starchy foods, low-temperature frying give the starch in the food a chance to migrate and carmelize, producing a sweeter outcome.
In fragile foods, such as eggs, gentle frying prevents the food from scorching or falling apart.
Disadvantages
In deep-fat frying, low temperatures can substantially increase oil absorption, leaving the food greasy and unappetizing. In addition, low-temperature frying may not kill the dangerous microorganisms that are present in some raw meat.[8],[9],[10]
References
- Confused over what oil to use? [11]
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