Author: Nia Rouseberg
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minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
The word "breading" comes from the French word "paner", which means "sprinkle with breadcrumbs."
The word "breading" comes from the French word "paner", which means "sprinkle with breadcrumbs." Breading is necessary so that pieces of meat, vegetables, fish retain their juiciness during frying, and the product itself does not absorb excess fat. Breading contributes to the fact that a specific crust is formed on the products during frying, which does not let the juice out and the fat in.
Breading gives the fried products a beautiful ruddy appearance, and the dish acquires new flavor notes. In most cases, we use breadcrumbs as a breading. They are inexpensive in the store, affordable and practical to use. And besides, they can be easily prepared at home by drying and chopping bread that has remained unused and stale.
However, sometimes it happens that you forgot to buy breadcrumbs and remembered this already in the process of preparing the dish. What to do? Run to the store, leaving the preparation of the dish? It turns out that breadcrumbs can be easily replaced with other products that every housewife always has on hand.
When baking, breadcrumbs can be replaced with flour, semolina, corn grits, chips, salted crackers, nuts, corn or oatmeal. Choose the replacement you like best.
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Step 1
For work, we need flour, semolina, corn grits, cereals, nuts, a food processor.
Step 2
The simplest and most affordable replacement for breadcrumbs is flour. Flour breading sets off the taste of products and gives them an appetizing look. The coarser the grinding of flour and the lower its grade, the better. You can use wheat, rice, buckwheat, oat, chickpea, corn flour. Chops, fish, meat, and vegetables are breaded in flour.
Step 3
Semolina is an excellent breading. It allows you to get a denser, crispy and grainy crust, unlike flour breading.
Step 4
Corn grits are great for breading fish, the crust is bright, crispy, appetizing.
Step 5
Flakes can also be used in place of breadcrumbs. It can be wheat, buckwheat, corn or oat flakes. This breading will give the dish a special look and flavor.
Step 6
Before using the flakes as a breading, grind them in a food processor to fine crumbs.
Step 7
Nuts are a fragrant and very interesting breading. Such breading enriches the taste of the dish and makes it more nutritious. Excellent nut breading for meat, chicken and fish.
Step 8
Before use, grind the nuts in a food processor until fine crumbs.