What You Need to Know
Gentle frying or low-temperature frying is an oil- or fat-based cooking method used for relatively fragile or starchy foods. While gentle frying is most notably used to cook fried eggs, it is also used for delicate fish, tender cuts of meat, sausages, and as a first step in fried potatoes.
Steps
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Huevos Estrellados (Spain): Gentle frying creates the characteristic runny yolk that mixes with fried potatoes
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Okonomiyaki (Japan): Low-temperature frying allows the pancake to cook through without burning the cabbage
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Blini (Russia): Gentle frying maintains the delicate texture of the yeast-raised pancakes
The Science
Primary Reaction
Maillard Reaction