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View synonyms for sauté

sauté

[ soh-tey, saw- ]

adjective

  1. cooked or browned in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.


verb (used with object)

, sau·téed [soh-, teyd, saw-], sau·té·ing [soh-, tey, -ing, saw-].
  1. to cook in a small amount of fat; pan-fry.

noun

  1. a dish of sautéed food.

sauté

/ ˈsəʊteɪ /

verb

  1. to fry (food) quickly in a little fat


noun

  1. a dish of sautéed food, esp meat that is browned and then cooked in a sauce

adjective

  1. sautéed until lightly brown

    sauté potatoes

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sauté1

1805–15; < French, past participle of sauter to jump (causative: to toss) < Latin saltāre, frequentative of salīre to jump

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sauté1

C19: from French: tossed, from sauter to jump, from Latin saltāre to dance, from salīre to spring

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Example Sentences

While the beans are cooling and drying, melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.

Meanwhile, in your frying pan, saute garlic and peppers in remaining fat over medium-high heat for a minute or so.

Add chicken breasts and saute until golden brown, three to five minutes on a side.

Saute in thes skillet until fat is fully rendered (liquid), 5-10 minutes.

Can you roast a steak, and saute baked beans, and stew sausages, and fry out a breakfast muffin?

Saute circular pieces of bread until brown, then spread with the mixture.

Have ready one-half as much in bulk of celery; cut in inch pieces and an onion; saute these in same fat.

Saute a golden brown in equal parts hot butter and chicken fat.

After this, saute mushrooms; put altogether and barely cover with hot water, chicken or veal broth.

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