![]() The egg (or buttermilk) is the next step and it works as the glue between the flour and the crumbs. It’s the flour that will bind the two together and keep your breading where you want it to be – on the food. ![]() If you didn’t coat a chicken breast in flour, for instance, the egg would just slide right off the slippery chicken. The flour creates a dry surface on the wet or moist food and it’s this dry surface that the egg will hold on to in the next step. There are usually three steps to breading foods and they are all important so don’t skip a step! Although it might feel counter-intuitive, the first step in breading is to coat with flour. Remember – flour first, then egg, then crumbs… Here’s how you can achieve both of those goals. The keys to successful breading is to make sure the food is tasty AND to make sure the breading stays on the food and doesn’t fall off during cooking. ![]() It’s this exterior breading that is so important to the finished dish, so consequently the process of breading is a very important step. Some foods are not just dredged in flour, but breaded too in order to enhance flavor and texture. For instance, sometimes we dredge meats with flour before sautéing to enhance browning and to create a crispier texture on the outside. This is probably the most popular reference to dredging in recipes.Dredging is a culinary technique used to coat a wet ingredient with a dry ingredient before cooking. This will keep the food from getting too dry or tough while cooking. To dredge an ingredient in flour or any other dry substance helps to seal in all the moisture from the food. A good example of this is when you add paprika to your breadcrumbs mixture. This gives you the freedom to play around to find that perfect pop of flavour. The fun part of this cooking method is that you can add any seasoning or spices to your dry mix. Check out this Crispy Home Made Chicken Nugget recipe to see the dredging method in action. ![]() Chicken schnitzels and fish fillets are probably some of the most popular examples of meals that make use of the dredging method. This technique is used for either savoury or sweet dishes, however, it is more popular with savoury components. Flour, breadcrumbs, and sugar are some of the most popular examples of dry substances that are used for this cooking method. To dredge an ingredient is when you lightly coat the surface of the ingredient with a dry substance before cooking it. ![]()
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