Coated food product with jalapeno pieces

• US 20040146608A1
• Filed: 01/23/2003
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pablo Yzquierdo
• Original Assignee: Pablo Yzquierdo
• Inventors: Yzquierdo, Pablo
• Application Number:
  US10/351,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20040146608A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/94
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 19/05 Stuffed or cored products; Multilayered or coated products; Binding or compressing of original pieces
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 20/12 Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs, e.g. for breading; Such apparatus combined with means for pre-moistening or battering

Abstract

A coated food product having a coating having jalapeno pepper pieces.

Claims

1. A coated food product having a coating comprised of a desired quantity of flour combined with a desired quantity of jalapeno pepper pieces;

and a desired quantity of a liquid;

said quantities combined into a batter, said batter having a consistency sufficient to coat and adhere to said food item.

2. The coated food product of claim 1 wherein said food item is cooked for a period of time after said batter is applied to said food item so as to cook said batter around said food item.

3. The coating mixture of claim 1 further comprising a quantity of a binding agent said binding agent selected from the group consisting of eggs, shortening and oil.

4. The coating mixture of claim 1 further comprising a desired quantity of baking powder.

5. The coating mixture of claim 1 further comprising a desired quantity of salt.

6. The coating mixture of claim 1 wherein said liquid is selected from the group consisting of water, milk, carbonated water, lemon juice, and beer.

7. The coated food product of claim 1 wherein said quantity of flour is a mixture comprised of desired quantities of wheat flour, oil, baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dextrose, and salt, and said liquid is a combination of water, milk and eggs, and wherein said batter has a consistency rating of between 6 and 10.

8. The coated food product of claim 7 wherein said food item is fried in oil having a temperature between 350 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit for between 2 and 6 minutes after said food item is coated with said batter.

9. The coated food product of claim 8 wherein a breaded coating is applied to said food item after said batter but prior to frying said item.

10. The coated food product of claim 9 wherein said breaded coating is comprised of a mixture having desired quantities of jalapeno peppers therein.

11. A coated onion ring having an outer coating comprising jalapeno pepper pieces, said onion ring made by the process of:

selecting an onion having a desired characteristics of shape, size and taste;

washing said onions to remove unwanted materials;

peeling said onion to remove unwanted layers of onion skin;

slicing said onion to produce onion slices having desired characteristics;

removing the center portions of said onion slices, so as to produce onion rings;

visually inspecting said onion rings;

coating said onion rings with a batter coating, said batter coating having jalapeno pepper pieces;

applying a breading on said batter coated onion rings, said breading having jalapeno pepper pieces; and

cooking said breaded, and coated onion ring.

12. The onion ring of claim 11 further comprising the steps of freezing said cooked onion ring, storing said cooked onion ring, and reheating said onion ring prior to consumption of said onion ring.

13. The onion ring of claim 11 wherein said batter is further comprised of desired quantities of flour, oil, baking soda, jalapeno pieces, salt, water, milk and eggs, and wherein said batter has a consistency rating of between 6 and 10.

14. The onion ring of claim 11 wherein said onion ring is fried in oil having a temperature between 350 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit for between 2 and 6 minutes after said food item is coated with said batter.