How can I get rid of as much oil from my schnitzel after deep-frying it?
My issue with my favorite food is that it has so much oil in it. I'm using simple sunflower oil to deep-fry my schnitzel and it comes out delicious, but it has too much oil in it.
I use napkins to dry as much as possible but it doesn't do a great job.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
Heat your oil to 375 F (190 C). Use a oil or candy thermometer to make sure you maintain that temp. Fry your schnitzel. Once cooked, make sure to drain by holding over the pan...or use a basket or skimmer to shake excess oil from the cooked schnitzel. Remove as much excess oil this way as possible. Move to absorbent paper. The combination of the right temperature, and removing excess surface oil will help greatly.
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How do you make schnitzel less oily?
Use an air-fryer at 350F (Usually takes 10 min pre heating and 25 min t till it turns light golden brown. Then shallow fry it instead of deep frying. Turns out Less oily and just as crispy as its supposed to be.How do you drain oil Schnitzel?
After frying, set the schnitzels on a drying rack (or on a paper towel-lined plate) to drain excess oil. Sprinkle the schnitzels with additional salt to taste, if desired. Serve hot garnished with lemon wedges or your favorite condiment.How do you remove excess oil from deep-fried food?
Layer the bottom of your bowl with the bread (while your food is in the oil). When your food is crispy and ready for your belly, just take it out of the oil and place it on top of the bread. The bread absorbs all the excess oil and fats.How do you absorb oil after frying?
Adding cornstarch to the oil, which attracts and traps solids for easy removal is the quickest way to clean fry oil and leaves the oil tasting clean.How to reduce consumed oil used for deep frying
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Answer 2
Bread is really good at soaking up oil. You can use dried bread, and then make croutons after it has soaked up the oil.
When I was in a navy galley, we used to make schnitzels for 120 people. After the basket, they would go in a big pan lined with slices of day-old bread. The bread soaked up the oil, and after all the schnitzels were done, we would add garlic to the bread and let it dry in a low temperature oven for an hour.
I'm honestly not sure if this was done in order to soak up the oil, or in order to make use of the old bread, but it works as both anyway.
Answer 3
The easiest way to get rid of excessive oil is not to add it in the first place...
Therefore add some oil in a misting or spray bottle and spray a little bit of oil on both sides of the schnitzel or add a slice of butter on top and then put the schnitzel in the oven at 175°C (347°F) until nice and crispy.
Answer 4
Use an air-fryer at 350F (Usually takes 10 min pre heating and 25 min t till it turns light golden brown. Then shallow fry it instead of deep frying. Turns out Less oily and just as crispy as its supposed to be.
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