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sauteing

/ˈsoʊteɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːteɪɪŋ/

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 :

"I am sauteing the onions and garlic in olive oil to start the pasta sauce. "
food utensil

Related Words

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relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

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

Illustration crust

crust noun

/kɹʌst/

A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

"The bread had a thick, crunchy crust that was hard to bite through. "

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garlic noun

/ˈɡɑːlɪk/ /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

"My mother added garlic to the soup to make it more flavorful. "

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brown noun

/bɹaʊn/

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

"The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel."

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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. "

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stopping verb

/ˈstɒpɪŋ/ /ˈstɑpɪŋ/

To cease moving.

"I stopped at the traffic lights."

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using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

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

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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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. "

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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."

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cooks noun

/kʊks/

A person who prepares food.

"The restaurant employs three cooks who work in the kitchen every day. "

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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"