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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sauté¹

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

Example Sentences

In the course of a few minutes of cooking, you might grasp a sauté pan, a spatula, a stove knob, a refrigerator door handle, an egg and a bottle of cooking oil.

From Singularity Hub 

One thing that is really nice to do is take baby onions or the heads of scallions and sauté them in the pan, and then cook them in the bake.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg