It’s a straightforward process.
Often, you’ll dredge foods before frying.
This process is breadingmore on that below.
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How to Dredge Food
Here’s how to dredge chicken or other food.
Additionally, you could find breading trays to minimize dredging and breading messes.
How to Dredge Vegetables
The basic definition of dredge applies to vegetables, too.
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“Dredge” versus “Bread”
Breading food takes dredging a couple of steps further.
Think of it as dredging 2.0.
Like dredging, breading calls for coating food with cornmeal, breadcrumbs, or another dry coating.
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Step 2: Dredge in Flour
Dredge meat like chicken or fish in flour first.
The flour will help seal in moisture to protect the food from the high cooking heat.
The liquid provides a sticky surface for the final coating to cling to.
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Use your hands to pat the coating gently onto both sides of the food.
Set each finished piece on a platter until you’re ready to fry or cook.
Don’t return cooked meat to the unwashed platter.
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Dredged meat is still raw and should be handled accordingly.
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