What is shallow frying?

Question

I'm reading a cookbook and there is a recipe that says shallow frying.. I know what deep frying is, but not shallow..

Answer 1

shallow frying is when you fry something in oil in just a pan on the stove. don't fill the pan with oil. i'd say if the oil comes up to (roughly) the middle of what you're frying, that's probably enough.

Answer 2

Shallow Fry

Answer 3

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What is shallow frying?
I'm reading a cookbook and there is a recipe that says shallow frying.. I know what deep frying is, but not shallow..

Answer 4

You can bake them as well. Spritz with a little oil and bake in a hot oven. But to answer your question.. Yes you can put a bit of oil in a pan and fry them, if you put an inch or so of oil you will essentially be deep frying. (the oil would come up about half way up the spring roll.) By putting just a bit of oil in the pan the cooking process may take a bit longer and you may not get the overall golden color that you would get if you used a lot more oil.

Answer 5

Shallow frying is when you only put a bit of oil in the frying pan, like sauteing with a bit more oil.

Answer 6

the opposite of deep fry. Just a little oil. Where 1/4 of what your frying is cover in oil.

Answer 7

There are four methods of frying using a shallow amount of fat or oil.

Shallow Fry: cooking of food in a small amount of fat or oil in a frying pan or saute pan. The presentation side of the food should be fried first as this side will have the better appearance because the fat is clean, then turned so that both sides are cooked and coloured.

Saute:
cooking tender cuts of meat and poultry in a saute or frying pan. After cooking, the fat is discarded and the pan is deglazed with stock or wine. This forms an important part of the finished sauce. Only tender foods can be used.

also used when cooking, for example, potaoes or onions when they are cut into slices or pieces and tossed in hot shallow fat or oil in a frying pan till golden brown.

Griddle: e.g. hamburgers, sausages, sliced onions, are placed on a lightly oiled, pre-heated griddle (solid metal plate), and turned frequently during cooking.

Stir Fry: fast frying in a wok or frying pan in a little fat or oil, e.g. vegetables, strips of beef or chicken




Advantages


Quick method of cooking

No loss of soluble nutrients

Good colour



Disadvantages


Only suitable for expensive cuts of meat

Not easily digested

Requires to be supervised



Examples of foods which you might choose to cook by shallow frying:

Eggs, e.g. omelettes;
Fish, e.g. sole, plaice, trout, cod, herring;

Meat, e.g. lamb noisettes, kidneys, beef Stroganoff;

Poultry, e.g. chicken saute chasseur, chicken parmentier;

Vegetables, e.g. onions, cauliflower, chicory;
Potatoes, e.g. saute, byron, macaire;

Sweets and pastries, e.g. jam omelette, pancakes;

Savouries, e.g. croque monsieur.

Answer 8

You only use a little bit of oil to cook in. You must watch it constantly so that it does not burn. Same as deep frying but less oil.

Answer 9

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