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saute

/soʊˈteɪ/ /sɔˈteɪ/

Meanings
verb
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.

Examples :

"To prepare a quick dinner, I sauteed some onions and peppers in butter. "
food utensil action

Related Words

Illustration relatively

relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

"He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively."

Illustration onions

onions noun

/ˈʌnjənz/

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

"My mom used onions in the stew she made for dinner. "

Illustration stopping

stopping verb

/ˈstɒpɪŋ/ /ˈstɑpɪŋ/

To cease moving.

"I stopped at the traffic lights."

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration sauteed

sauteed verb

/soʊˈteɪd/ /sɔˈteɪd/

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.

"For lunch, I sauteed some mushrooms and onions in a little butter. "

Illustration sticking

sticking verb

/ˈstɪkɪŋ/

To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

"The carpenter is sticking the pine boards today to make the cabinet doors. "

Illustration prepare

prepare noun

/pɹɪˈpɛə/ /pɹəˈpɛəɹ/

Preparation

"The preparation for the upcoming science test was thorough. "

Illustration butter

butter noun

/ˈbʊtə/

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

"My mother made toast with butter for breakfast. "

Illustration amount

amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

Illustration dinner

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "

Illustration allowing

allowing verb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration peppers

peppers noun

/ˈpɛpərz/

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

"The botanist studied the peppers growing in the greenhouse to learn more about their Piperaceae family characteristics. "