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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a dish of sautéed food, esp meat that is browned and then cooked in a sauce
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. sautéed until lightly brown

    sauté potatoes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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