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COOKING TECHNIQUES FOR YOUR BREVILLE AVANCE® BANQUET FRYPAN
• Remove each batch when cooked and
allow frypan to reheat before stir frying
the next batch. By cooking in small
batches the heat of the frypan remains
constant, ensuring the meat doesn’t stew
and toughen.
• A small amount of oil can be mixed
through the meat strips before adding
to the frypan, along with any other
flavouring such as garlic, ginger and
chilli. A little sesame oil can also add
flavour. Mixing the oil with the meat in
this way cuts down on the quantity used.
• Drain off thin marinades from meat
strips before stir frying to prevent
stewing and splatter.
• Stir fry vegetables in a little oil (or
sprinkling of water) before meat is
added for vivid colour and crispness.
• These brief cooking times will keep
vegetables crisp.
• Peanut oil is traditionally used for stir
fry Asian style dishes. However other
oils such as vegetable, canola and light
olive may be used.
• Do not over fill the frypan. If necessary,
cook in batches and reheat at the end
of stir frying. If using this method
remember to under cook slightly so
reheating will not spoil the finished dish.
• Serve stir fried foods immediately to
retain their crisp texture.
SAUTÉING
Recommended Temperature Control Probe
setting 8 –‘High Sear’. Use for sautéing
onions, garlic, spices, pastes, herbs,
vegetables, meat and seafood.
NOTE
If using oil to sauté, use setting High
Sear. If using butter, use setting 8.
SHALLOW FRYING
Recommended Temperature Control Probe
setting 8 - ‘High Sear’.
Use to crispen and cook foods in a small
amount of oil. The foods may have already
been cooked.
• Use approximately 2-4 cups oil or
sufficient oil so that half the food
is immersed.
• Preheat the oil before adding food.
• Never cover the frypan with the lid
during heating or cooking with oil as
this can cause overheating. It may also
result in condensation dripping into the
oil causing bubbling and splattering.
• Do not move the frypan during heating
or cooking.
• Wipe moisture from foods to avoid
splattering.
• Cook a few pieces at a time to ensure
crispness.
• Drain cooked foods on kitchen paper to
absorb excess oil.
• Never leave your frypan unattended or
unsupervised while shallow frying.
• Allow oil to cool before removing
from frypan.
• Vegetable or canola oil is recommended
for frying.
PAN FRYING
Recommended Temperature Control Probe
setting Searing meat – ‘High Sear’ Medium
heat – 6-8.
Use for cooking meats, fish, seafood, eggs,
chicken or sausages.
• Preheat frypan on ‘High Sear’ setting. A
small amount of oil can be added to the
heated frypan if desired.
• Brushing whole meat cuts, for example,
steak, chicken breast, fish fillets, with a
small amount of oil before pan frying
will give a more even result and reduces
amount of oil required.