Dehydrated fried meat cakes

• US 3,150,985 A
• Filed: 07/31/1962
• Issued: 09/29/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Justin M. Tuomy, Rosario Buscemi
• Original Assignee: Justin M. Tuomy, Rosario Buscemi
• Inventors: Buscemi, Rosario, Tuomy, Justin M.
• Application Number:
  US04/213,831
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• US Class Current: 426/641
• CPC Class Codes: A23B 4/037 Freeze-drying , i.e. cryodessication, lyophilisation; Apparatus therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 13/426 Addition of proteins, carbohydrates or fibrous material from vegetable origin other than sugars or sugar alcohols A23L13/422 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 13/52 Comminuted, emulsified or processed products; Pastes; Reformed or compressed products from poultry meat
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 17/70 Comminuted, e.g. emulsified, fish products; Processed products therefrom such as pastes, reformed or compressed products A23L17/65, A23L17/10, A23L17/20, A23L17/40, A23L17/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 3/44 Freeze-drying

Claims

1. PROCESS OF MAKING DEHYDRATED FRIED MEAT CAKES COMPRISING UNIFORMLY MIXING COMMINUTED MEAT WITH A WATER SLURRY OF A PARTICULATE STARCHY VEGETABLE COMPONENT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF COMMINUTED CORN, IN A PROPORTION OF ABOUT 60-99 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF MEAT TO ABOUT 40-1 PART BY WEIGHT OF SAID VEGETABLE COMPONENT, FORMING SAID MIXTURE INTO MEAT CAKES, FRYING SAID MEAT CAKES TO FORM A POROUS CRUST THEREON, AND FREEZE-VACUUM-DEHYDRATING SAID FRIED MEAT CAKES TO A MOISTURE CONTENT BELOW ABOUT 4%;

WHEREBY INSTANTLY REHYDRATABLE STORAGE-STABLE SHAPE-SUSTAINING DEHYDRATED FRIED MEAT CAKES ARE OBTAINED, WHICH UPON REHYDRATION HAVE THE APPEARANCE, TEXTURE AND FLAVOR OF FRESHLY PREPARED MEAT CAKES.

18. AN INSTANTLY REHYDRATABLE STORAGE-STABLE SHAPE-SUSTAINING PREFRIED FREEZE-VACUUM-DEHYDRATED MEAT CAKE PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS OF CLAIM 1.