sauté

6.1

Cooked quickly in a little oil in a hot pan

adjective
/soʊˈteɪ/

: salteado

Did you try the sauté shrimp?

Examples

She served a sauté dish of mushrooms and onions alongside the steak.
The sauté vegetables were delicious.
The chef recommended a quick sauté to preserve the texture of the shrimp.
The vegetables were sauté to bring out their natural flavors.
The chef prepared a quick sauté of garlic and bell peppers to accompany the pasta.
For dinner, she made a delicious sauté of spinach and garlic in olive oil.
He decided to add a sauté of mushrooms to the omelette for extra flavor.

Synonyms

sauteed

vssauté

3.2

Cooked quickly in a little oil or butter

specifies cooking in a pan over high heat

fried

vssauté

1.0

Food cooked in hot oil or fat

focuses on quick cooking in little fat over high heat

How Cooked

to char

53 4.6

to sear

76 6.1

sauté

6.1

to pan-fry

3 2.9

to blanch

7 5.1

Surface Forms

sauté positive

sautée positive

Etymology

Sauté comes from the French verb sauter, which means 'to jump'. It became a name for cooking food quickly in a little fat because the pieces often 'jump' or are tossed in the hot pan, so they cook fast and stay firm.