Definition of Pan-fry

1. Verb. Fry in a pan. "The chefs pan-fry the vegetables"; "Pan-fry the dumplings"

Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Fry

Definition of Pan-fry

1. Verb. to fry in a pan with minimal oil ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pan-fry

pamphlets
pampiniform body
pampre
pamprodactylous
pams
pan-
pan-broil
pan-en-deism
pan-en-deist
pan-en-deists
pan-en-theists
pan-fried
pan-fry (current term)
pan-loaf
pan-loafy
pan-loaves
pan-pan
pan-pipes
pan-theisms
pan-vitalism
pan-zoism
pan-zooism
pan american health organization
pan and scan
pan bagnat
pan bagnats
pan deist

Literary usage of Pan-fry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1833)
"Fri-ed,* p. dressed in a pan. Fry, n. a crowd of small fish. Fry, vt or i. to cook in a frying-pan. Fry-ing, ppr. dressing in a pan. Fry-ing-pan, n. a pan ..."

2. The Daily News Cook Book, Being a Reprint from The Chicago Record Cook Book edited by Mary Mott Chesbrough (1896)
"Have the butter very hot in a frying-pan and put in enough of the oysters to cover the bottom of the pan. Fry crisp and brown, being careful not to burn. ..."

3. Paul Richards' Book of Breads, Cakes, Pastries, Ices and Sweetmeats by Paul Richards (1907)
"Put some butter in the frying pan; fry thin cakes on both sides; spread with fruit jam; roll each cake up like jelly roll; dust with powdered sugar. ..."

4. Scouting for Girls: Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts (1920)
"Melt butter or suet into the frying pan. Fry. Vegetables Boiled Potatoes—Clean and scrape potatoes. Do not peel. Have water boiling and salted before ..."

5. The Household Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Daily Wants by Alexander V. Hamilton (1873)
"... put into your frying-pan; fry upon both sides, take out, egg over, dip into bread crumbs, place on a gridiron, and broil a very light brown colour. ..."

6. Peterson's Magazine (1876)
"... or rather more, according to the six« of the pan. Fry it until It i* of a delicate brown, then turn it cart-fully with a slice, ..."

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