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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

Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil.

Place a large oven-safe sauté pan over medium heat and coat with the oil.

In a large sauté pan over high heat, lightly brown the butter, add the apples, and toss to coat.

For the Black Miso Sauce Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.

Transfer the halves and cylinders to a medium sauté pan with the chicken stock and butter and bring to a simmer.

It may be clever to advocate fried potatoes and chip potatoes and sauté potatoes as a change from the everlasting boiled.

If onions, mushrooms, or carrots are used, it is well to sauté them in butter after they are thoroughly cooked.

Then allow the water to evaporate and sauté the sausages in their own fat, turning them frequently until they are well browned.

In such cases, the best plan is to cook them in water until they are tender and then sauté them in butter.

Chop the liver and sauté in the butter to which has been added the chopped onion.

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