A method is described for producing extruded French Fries-Style products
from dough containing between 45% to 50% moisture, from 4% to 8% protein,
and from 0.25% to 0.5% fibers. Said dough is composed of steam-peeled
potatoes over-night soaked beans, desired spices, flavors, colors, and
fortified with vitamins and minerals, also containing suitable
anti-oxidant agents. Said dough is pumped under vacuum to specific
forming heads containing openings of desired shapes and dimensions. The
continuous extrudate coming from said forming head is received over a
solid conveying belt traveling inside a steam-heated path at an adjusted
speed to expose the extrudate to steam for a certain length of time
enough to bring the temperature of the center of the extrudate from 140
to 190 degrees Fahrenheit. The extrudate is then received over a
belt-conveyer traveling inside freezing-tunnel where it is exposed to
blasts of cooled air for a period of time to lower the temperature of the
extrudate center between 45 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Finally said
extrudate is cut to desired length, then packaged and stored under blast
freezing conditions.