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batter-fried

batter-fried

1 3.3
Coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp
  • adjective
  • /ˈbætər fraɪd/
translation icon : frito en masa
  • batter-fried chicken

Examples

  • Deep batter-fried Baby Ruth bars at a Georgia country fair.

    Blog text (14)

  • Breast of Chicken Divan or Batter-Fried Drumsticks. "Was me," said Duke, sitting back down, "I'd take the white meat." "I'm a leg man myself."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I ordered the batter-fried shrimp for dinner, and it was crispy and delicious.

  • At the fair, I tried the batter-fried Oreos, which were sweet and indulgent.

  • For a hearty lunch, I enjoyed a plate of batter-fried chicken and fries.

Synonyms

deep-fried
vsbatter-fried
21 1.7

Cooked by putting food completely into hot oil

is coated in batter then cooked by complete immersion in hot oil
fried
vsbatter-fried
1.0

Food cooked in hot oil or fat

is coated in batter then cooked by fully immersing in hot oil

How Cooked

batter-fried
1 3.3
meunière
  • Specialized
8.9
to pan-fry
3 2.9

Surface Forms

batter-fried positive

Morphology

batter-fried = batter + fried (transparent) = batter + fry + ed

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'batter' and 'fried' (i.e., coated in batter and then fried), which learners can readily interpret.

Etymology

The word batter-fried comes from batter, a cooking mix whose name comes from an old French word meaning 'to beat', and fried, which means 'cooked in hot oil'. So, batter-fried means food that is coated in that beaten mix and then cooked in hot oil until crispy.