A method for producing liver pt that models classic goose liver pt made of goose foie gras. The liver pt does not contain foie gras and only humanely produced raw materials are used. Aqueous jelly is obtained from collagen-containing animal tissue and concentrated into water-soluble jelly. Liquid fat is obtained from animal fat tissue. Raw strained animal liver is obtained by separating solid components. The concentrated aqueous jelly, liquid fat and strained raw liver are mixed, cured and cooked in a container.

Methods and systems for processing ready-to-eat bacon with pan-fried bacon characteristics comprising a combination of cooking in a microwave oven and finishing in a searing unit. The invention provides for a method for preparing bacon comprising (a) providing a bacon slab; (b) slicing said bacon slab into bacon slices; (c) cooking said bacon slices in a microwave oven; and (d) finishing said bacon slices in a searing unit.

A method of making a food product can include forming an emulsion containing a meat and a firming agent that is one or more of plasma, whole egg powder, guar gum, pea fiber, pea protein, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or a modified cereal starch; directing the emulsion through a die to form a meat analog; cooking the meat analog with steam; and cutting the meat analog into thin flakes. The method can include cooling the meat analog before the cutting. The method can include mixing the thin flakes of the meat analog with jelly or gravy to form a blended food composition in which a ratio of the flakes to the jelly or gravy is about 30:70 to about 70:30.

The present invention relates to amorphous food materials containing an amount of protein and processes for its manufacture. More particularly, the present invention relates to amorphous protein extrudates containing high concentrations of protein, processes for manufacturing such protein extrudates, and the use of such protein extrudates as food ingredients.

A warm forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T.sub.1, wherein T.sub.1>32? F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T.sub.1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T.sub.1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T.sub.2. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.

A foodstuff comprises filamentous fungus, which is preferably a Fusarium specie, and agar. The foodstuff is preferably a packaged sliced product which also includes one or more flavourants. The foodstuff is preferably suitable for vegans.

Disclosed are methods for separating non-soy plant materials to produce a fat-enriched fraction, a reduced-fat plant extract, reduced-fat plant protein compositions, a crude oil, plant gums, a degummed oil and a protein-fat sediment. Also disclosed are food products containing or prepared from the reduced-fat extracts, fat-enriched fraction, gums, oils, protein-fat sediments and reduced-fat protein compositions.

A cooked slice of a meat mass formed of a ground meat mixture and expanded pellets of cellular material provides a crispy, light meat snack product. In some embodiments, the pellets are rendered skin having a low pre-expansion moisture content. A method of making the meat snack product includes making a meat form by adding pellets of cellular material having a moisture content of less than 10% by weight to a ground meat mixture, batch cooking, chilling and slicing the meat form, and cooking the slices of the meat form to expand the pellets of cellular material to result in a crispy meat form slice.

The present invention relates to methods for preparing a powdered food product and powdered food products obtainable by the methods. There are also disclosed methods for preparing a food stock and food stocks obtainable by the methods, as well as methods for preparing a food broth, food broths obtainable by the methods, and a device for preparing such food broths. The methods and products obtainable by the methods find utility in the culinary field of preparing stocks and broths.

The present invention includes meat chips and methods of making meat chips comprising: blending a meat product and a high oleic oil, and optionally a seasoning, into a meat batter; extruding the meat batter into a casing; cooking to the meat batter; slicing the meat batter into meat slices; and microwaving at a temperature not exceeding 200? F. the meat slices into a meat chip.