pan-fry
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of pan-fry
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In addition to eggs, toast and copious amounts of coffee, my husband, Tom, decided to try out the suggestion made by our friends the previous evening and pan-fry slices of cake in butter.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
And finally, we pan-fry the patties until browned and crisp.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023
“If you grew up in a Korean household,” he wrote, “then the dish wasn’t just occasional barbecue; it was dinner on the regular, a quick pan-fry on the stovetop.”
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
Oh, and you'll never have to avoid bacon grease splattering near and far across your kitchen the way you do when you pan-fry bacon on the stovetop.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2022
Form into patties, salt and pepper the outsides, and pan-fry until browned and cooked through.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
So the 33-year-old found himself eating pan-fried noodles 200 miles north of the megalopolis in a restaurant shaped like a carousel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
Often, dried spaghetti is pan-fried raw with garlic and chilies, just as you’d sizzle Arborio rice in oil to start a risotto.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Soon enough, this led to topping things like braised veggies and pan-fried oily fish with breadcrumbs too.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2023
Of all the ways to use a sheet pan, “frying” rice on it might be the least intuitive — which is why Hetty McKinnon’s sheet pan-fried rice is so brilliant.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
Pouches of pan-fried shredded coconut Tamarind paste on banana leaf Steamed corn on the cob Rounds of fried dough Wedges of pineapple on a stick And of course cubes of papaya tender and shiny.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
And when deep-frying or pan-frying, starting with an empty pan and superhot oil is integral to the cooking process.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Thus, we wouldn't recommend deep frying as the method of choice, but rather baking or pan-frying.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2022
Marchetti finishes them off by dusting with flour, for a bit more binding insurance and a delicious crispy crust, and a 20-minute chill to firm up, before pan-frying them crisp.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2019
How many proteins taste all that great after a mere pan-frying?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2015
The real cooking took place in his narrow open kitchen, where she started pan-frying the zucchini with garlic, parsley and mint.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2014
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