What You Need to Know
Dredging is a cooking technique used to coat wet or moist foods with a dry ingredient prior to cooking. Put simply, dredging involves little more than pulling or rolling the wet food through the dry material to provide an even coating. The technique is particularly common with breaded foods, such as fried fish or chicken cutlets.
Key Parameters
Equipment
Wire cooling rackShallow dredging pansTongs or fork for handlingPaper towels for draining
Steps
- 1.
Wiener Schnitzel (Austria): Creates signature crispy golden crust
- 2.
Tonkatsu (Japan): Forms essential panko breadcrumb coating
- 3.
Fried Green Tomatoes (Southern United States): Provides textured cornmeal crust
The Science
Primary Reaction
Maillard Reaction