fried quickly in a little fat
Origin of sauté
Fr, past participle of sauter, to leap from Classical Latin saltare: see saltanttransitive verb
-·téed′, -·té′ing to fry quickly in a pan with a little fat
a sautéed dish
sauté
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saute
transitive verb
sau·téed, sau·té·ing, sau·tésTo fry lightly in fat in a shallow open pan.
noun
A dish of food so prepared.
Origin of saute
French sautéd from past participle of sauter to leap from Old French from Latin saltāre ; see saltation .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present sautés, present participle sautéing, simple past and past participle sautéed)
- To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.
Origin
French sauté, past participle of sauter, to jump, because the cook shakes the pan to make the food move around
Verb
(third-person singular simple present sautées, present participle sautéeing, simple past and past participle sautéeed)
- Alternative form of sauté.
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Sentence Examples
- Spray a large pot with non-stick cooking spray and saute the celery, carrots, and onions until tender.
- Saute the onion and peppers until the onions are golden - about eight minutes.
- Saute the onion in the olive oil until the onion is transparent and fragrant.
- Saute the chicken on both sides until it is lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
- Saute garlic, onion, and bell pepper until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
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