sauté

[soh-tey, saw-]

adjective

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-] /soʊˈteɪd, sɔ-/, sau·té·ing [soh-tey-ing, saw-] /soʊˈteɪ ɪŋ, sɔ-/.

to cook in a small amount of fat; pan-fry.

noun

a dish of sautéed food.

Origin of sauté

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

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Related Words for sauteing

sear, griddle, fry, pan, frizzle, frizz, poach, reduce, ruin, seethe, melt, barbecue, bake, imbue, blanch, scald, nuke, doctor, fix, parboil

Examples from the Web for sauteing

Historical Examples of sauteing

For cooking processes, such as sauteing (pan frying), or deep fat frying, it is best to use the vegetable and nut oils.
Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them (1918)
C. Houston Goudiss and Alberta M. Goudiss
Sauteing is cooking in a small quantity of fat, as an omelet or hashed browned potatoes are cooked.
The Kitchen Encyclopedia
Anonymous
This method is employed for croquettes, oysters, etc., and is less injurious to digestion than sauteing.
The Kitchen Encyclopedia
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for sauteing

sauté

verb -tés, -téing, -téeing or -téed

to fry (food) quickly in a little fat

noun

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

adjective

sautéed until lightly brownsauté potatoes

Word Origin for sauté

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

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Word Origin and History for sauteing

saute

1813, from French sauté, literally "jumped, bounced" (in reference to tossing continually while cooking), past participle of sauter "to jump," from Latin saltare "to hop, dance," frequentative of salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). As an adjective, "fried quickly," from 1869. As a verb from 1859. Related: Sauteed.