Lexic.us

Definition of Sauté

1. Adjective. Fried quickly in a little fat.

2. Verb. Fry briefly over high heat. "The chefs sauté the vegetables"; "Saute the onions"

3. Noun. A dish of sauteed food.

Definition of Sauté

1. Verb. To fry in a small quantity of fat or oil. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, shaking the pan so that the food does not stick to the pan as it cooks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sauté

1. to fry in a small amount of fat [v -TEED or -TED, -TEING, -TES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sauté

sausage rolls sausage sizzle sausagefest sausagefests sausagelike sausagemaker sausagemakers sausagemaking sausagemeat sausages

sausagey sausagy saussurite saussurites saut saute sauted sauteed sauteeing sautees

sauteing sauter sauterne sautes sauting sautoir sautoire sautoires sautoirs sautrie

Literary usage of Sauté

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

1. The French Cook by Louis Eustache Ude (1822)
"Saute of Fillets of fat Pullets a la Turque. TAKE the fillets of three fat pullets, ... This rice is dressed en buisson in the centre of the saute, ..."

2. Select Pleas in the Court of Admiralty by Great Britain High Court of Admiralty, Reginald Godfrey Marsden (1894)
"The suit is to enforce a bill or bond. 4. Item that the said Baude de Saute is a gentleman and one of the garde and ..."

3. Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen: Or, How to Cook Vegetables by Janet Ross (1900)
"Then dip the slices in egg and bread-crumbs, or in egg and flour, and saute on both sides in lard or dripping. Serve hot. Flan of £V/<?ry. ..."

4. Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen: Or, How to Cook Vegetables by Janet Ross (1903)
"Then dip the slices in egg and bread-crumbs, or in egg and flour, and saute on both sides in lard or dripping. Serve hot. Flan of Clean and boil three or ..."

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