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pan-broil

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[pan-broil] / ˈpænˌbrɔɪl /
Or panbroil

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.


Etymology

Origin of pan-broil

First recorded in 1945–50


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To prepare this dish, broil or pan-broil one of the better cuts of steak for about 8 minutes.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

For each slice of liver pan-broil a slice of bacon.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Then split each one lengthwise and broil them over a clear fire for 5 minutes or pan-broil them with a small amount of butter until both surfaces are slightly browned.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

He shouted orders to a helper and hurried off to pan-broil the steaks.

From Rimrock Trail by Joseph Allan Dunn

The most satisfactory way in which to prepare chops is either to broil them in a broiler or to pan-broil them.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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