STUFFED FRITTER FOODS
A method and food product for a stuffed fritter food product. The method or food product may include a first food material formed into a crust with a cavity at a middle portion of the first food material. The method or food product may also include a second food material located within the cavity, where the shredded potato crust has a minimal thickness to contain the second food material and restrict the second food material from leaking outside the shredded potato crust. The crust may be formed by a first nozzle of an extruder device and the second food material may be inserted into the middle portion of the crust by a second nozzle of the extruder device.
1 . A stuffed fritter food product comprising:
a shredded potato crust having a puck shape with a cavity at a mid portion of the shred potato crust, wherein:
a height of the shredded potato crust is within a range of 0.5 inches to 2 inches;
a diameter of the shredded potato crust is within a range of 1 inch to 4 inches; and
the height of the puck-shaped shredded potato crust is half the diameter of the shredded potato crust; and
a filling located within the cavity, wherein:
the filling is a liquid filling or a semi-liquid filling; and
the shredded potato crust has a minimum thickness of at least 0.2 inches to contain the filling and restrict the filling from leaking outside the shredded potato crust.
2 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein the minimum thickness of the shredded potato crust is configured to contain the filling within the cavity during at a cooking of the stuffed fritter food product.
3 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein the minimum thickness of the shredded potato crust is configured to contain the filling within the cavity while an individual eats the stuffed fritter food product.
4 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein:
the cavity is 1.75 inches wide;
the shredded potato crust is 0.25 inches thick; and
a total diameter of the stuffed fritter food product is 2 inches wide.
5 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the shredded potato crust is within a range of 0.2 inches to 1 inch.
6 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein:
the shredded potato crust is formed by a first nozzle of an extruder device; and
the filling is inserted into the middle portion of the crust by a second nozzle of the extruder device.
7 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 6 , wherein the extruder device is configured to direct the shredded potato crust around the second nozzle to form the cavity within shredded potato crust.
8 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 6 , wherein the extruder device further comprises a spout to shape the shredded potato crust and filling into the puck shape.
9 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein the filling comprises at least one of a potato food material, cheese food material, chili food material, a lentil, curry food material, a vegetable, a fruit, a spice, or a meat food material.
10 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 1 , wherein once the stuffed fritter food product is formed by an extruder device then the stuffed fritter food product is partially cooked.
11 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 10 , wherein once the stuffed fritter food product is partially cooked then the stuffed fritter food product is flash frozen.
12 . A stuffed fritter food product comprising:
a first food material formed into a crust with a cavity at a middle portion of the first food material; and
a second food material located within the cavity, wherein:
the crust has a minimal thickness to:
contain the second food material; and
restrict the second food material from leaking outside the crust;
the crust is formed by a first nozzle of an extruder device; and
the second food material is inserted into the middle portion of the crust by a second nozzle of the extruder device.
13 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 12 , where the stuffed fritter food product is a square shape, an oval shape, a disk shape, or a puck shape.
14 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 12 , wherein the first food material comprises at least one of a potato food material, a sweet potato food material, a dough food material.
15 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 12 , wherein the second food material comprises at least one of a potato food material, cheese food material, chili food material, a lentil, curry food material, a vegetable, a fruit, a spice, or a meat food material.
16 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 12 , wherein the second food material is a liquid filling or semi-liquid filling.
17 . The stuffed fritter food product of claim 12 , wherein:
a height of the crust is within a range of 0.5 inches to 2 inches;
a diameter of the crust is within a range of 1 inch to 4 inches; and
the height of the crust is half the diameter of the crust.
18 . A method, comprising:
inserting a first food material into an extruder device;
inserting a second food material into the extruder device;
directing the first food material through a first nozzle of the extruder device to a spout of the extruder device;
directing the second food material through a second nozzle of the extruder device to the spout of the extruder device;
forming the first food material into a crust of a stuffed fritter food product;
forming the second food material into a filling encompassed by the crust; and
partially cooking the stuffed fritter food product for a first period of time.
19 . The method of claim 18 , comprising flash freezing the stuffed fritter food product for a second period of time.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the crust has a minimal thickness to contain the filling and restrict the filling from leaking outside the crust.