JP3185033B2 - Frozen porridge and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frozen porridge which can be easily thawed and heated by a microwave oven or the like, and a method for producing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various frozen foods have been distributed as foods that are suitable for long-term storage and can be easily cooked and eaten in a microwave oven or the like. Of these frozen foods, pilaf and fried rice using rice as the main ingredient are cooked after mixing rice and vegetables and meat, and then frozen in a rose shape. Since it cannot be frozen, it is frozen as one lump and sealed.

[0003]

However, porridge is produced by adding a large amount of water to polished rice and heating it for a long time.
Because it is composed of rice with a lot of water and porridge with a large amount of dissolved starch, it is difficult to melt when frozen as one lump, and it takes a long time to thaw and heat in a microwave oven,
I couldn't eat easily.

The frozen mass is thawed in order from the surface,
Because it is heated, the surface part is overheated, and the porridge after thawing and heating is finished, compared with the porridge produced at the beginning, taste,
The shape was remarkably different and the quality was deteriorated.

[0005] Further, since it takes a long time to heat, water is absorbed by the cooked rice in a predetermined amount or more, which is different from the properties of the porridge at the time of production, and the taste is also reduced.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention relates to the taste, shape,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a frozen porridge that can be easily thawed, heated and eaten without changing its properties, and a method for producing the same.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a frozen porridge of the present invention is characterized by comprising a thin plate-shaped block having a thickness of 10 mm or less obtained by freezing porridge produced by a conventional method together with porridge. The method for producing a frozen porridge of the present invention comprises:
The porridge produced by a conventional method was placed on a tray in the form of a thin plate having a thickness of 10 mm or less and pre-frozen so that the porridge could easily be peeled off the tray and the porridge did not flow out. Thereafter, the pre-frozen porridge is removed from the tray, the porridge including the porridge is completely frozen, and then the porridge is crushed into small blocks.

[0008]

[Operation] This increases the surface area of the frozen porridge, so that it can be thawed and heated in a shorter time than conventional frozen porridge. In addition, since the whole is uniformly thawed and heated, it is regenerated to the same taste, shape, and properties as the porridge at the time of production, and the quality is less deteriorated.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0010] A predetermined amount of water is added to the polished rice, and the cooked rice 1a and the porridge 1b of the porridge 1 produced by the usual method are both placed on a tray 2 having a thickness of 10 mm or less, as shown in FIGS. Place on a thin plate.

The tray 2 on which the porridge 1 is placed is put into a refrigerator,
Pre-freeze. This pre-freezing means that the frozen porridge 1
Means that the porridge 1b can be easily peeled off, and that the porridge 1b does not flow out.

Since the processing conditions at the time of the above pre-freezing vary depending on the temperature and amount of the porridge 1, the capacity of the refrigerator, etc., optimal conditions are appropriately set according to each case.
When the porridge 1 is placed on the tray 2 with a thickness of 7 mm, it is usually sufficient to cool it at -40 ° C for several minutes.

Next, the porridge 1 is removed from the tray 2, placed on a suitable support table, and then completely frozen again to produce a thin plate-shaped frozen porridge. Here, the main freezing means completely freezing the porridge 1 including the porridge 1b. The porridge 1 thus completely frozen can be easily removed from the support table because the surface of the porridge 1 is previously frozen by the pre-freezing.

The above-mentioned freezing temperature may be any temperature at which a normal frozen food is produced.

[0015] As shown in FIG.
A small block 3 is crushed by an appropriate means, put in a bag 4 as shown in FIG.

When the pre-frozen porridge 1 is peeled off from the tray 2, cracks may occur and a large block-shaped frozen porridge may be formed. Rather, it is rather moderate in size, making it easier to handle and crush after freezing.

The shape of the block 3 is suitably a plate having a thickness of about several mm. If the thickness exceeds 10 mm, it becomes difficult to obtain a good thawing state. Further, the thickness is arbitrary except for the thickness, and may be any size that does not impair the commercial distribution, for example, a size that can be put in the bag 4 shown in FIG.

When eating the frozen porridge thus produced, an appropriate amount of the block 3 is placed in a container, and is thawed and heated in a microwave oven or the like. At this time, since each block 3 has a large surface area, it can be thawed and heated in a short time. By being able to thaw and heat in a shorter time, the shape of cooked rice 1a is not broken, and the water content of porridge 1b is not excessively absorbed by cooked rice 1a, and the taste is not reduced. Further, since the whole is thawed uniformly, the taste and shape are regenerated substantially the same as those of the porridge 1 at the time of manufacture, and the quality is less deteriorated.

Further, since the frozen porridge 3 is crushed into small blocks, the amount to be thawed, that is, the amount to be eaten can be easily adjusted.

As described above, in the method of the present invention, the porridge is placed on a tray in the form of a thin plate, pre-frozen, taken out of the tray, fully frozen, and then crushed. As a result, it is possible to easily produce a good frozen porridge in which the shape of the porridge constituting the porridge is maintained.

Hereinafter, the method of the present invention and a method of placing the porridge in a thin plate on a tray, subjecting the porridge to freezing as it is in one stage, and then taking out the porridge after the freezing from the tray and crushing it (method A), After placing the porridge in a thin plate on a tray and pre-freezing,
Method of crushing the porridge after pre-freezing and then freezing it (Method B)
An experimental example comparing the above will be described.

In the method A, the porridge frozen on the tray is
It was difficult and time-consuming to peel off from the tray. Also,
Since the frozen porridge is in the form of a large plate, it is difficult to crush the porridge into blocks, which requires a large crusher and is inconvenient to handle.

In the method B, the porridge in a pre-frozen state before being completely frozen is crushed, so that the porridge is crushed, resulting in frozen porridge of reduced quality.

In the method of the present invention, the porridge after pre-freezing is peeled off from the tray, so that the porridge is easily peeled off from the tray, and the porridge after main freezing is easily crushed by cracks and cracks generated in the porridge when peeling off. . Furthermore, the porridge was not crushed during the production process, and a high-quality frozen porridge was obtained.

The frozen porridge of the present invention can be produced very easily by the method described in the above embodiment, but can also be produced by other methods. For example,
The produced porridge may be placed on the tray in small amounts by appropriate means so as to form a small thin plate, which may be subjected to a freezing treatment. A concave portion may be provided, and porridge may be poured into the concave portion and frozen. Even in the case of manufacturing in this manner, the work of separating the frozen porridge from the tray is facilitated by performing the pre-freezing and once separating from the tray and then performing the main freezing.

The shape of the frozen porridge is basically preferably a flat plate having both surfaces parallel to each other. However, as long as it does not adversely affect thawing and heating, there is no particular problem even if the surface has irregularities or bulges. Absent.

[0027]

As described above, the frozen porridge of the present invention can be easily thawed and heated and eaten without changing the taste, shape and properties of the porridge during production. Also,
The method of the present invention can easily produce the above-mentioned frozen porridge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a manufactured porridge is placed on a tray in a thin plate shape.

FIG. 2 is also a partial plan view

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing frozen porridge crushed into blocks.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a frozen porridge hermetically packaged in a bag.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... porridge 1a ... rice 1b ... porridge soup 2 ... tray
3… Frozen porridge block 4… Bag

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A frozen porridge characterized by comprising a thin block of 10 mm or less in thickness obtained by freezing porridge produced by a conventional method together with porridge. 2. The thickness of the porridge produced by a conventional method is placed on a tray.
After placing on a thin plate of 10 mm or less and pre-freezing the porridge to such an extent that the porridge can be easily separated from the tray and the porridge does not flow out, remove the pre-frozen porridge from the tray and include the porridge. Porridge is completely frozen, and then crushed into small blocks.