to stir-fry
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2.8
- verb
- /ˈstɜrˌfraɪ/
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saltear
- Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the hot wok and stir-fry the vegetables until they are tender.
- stir-fry vegetables
- stir-fry with garlic
- stir-fry chicken
Examples
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Add seasoned chicken, then stir-fry until cooked through and remove to a plate.
Blog text (1) -
Add mushrooms and stir-fry for a minute or two.
Blog text (27) -
Add all other ingredients and stir-fry for a few minutes.
Blog text (23) -
Add chicken to the pan and stir-fry until it gets quite tender.
Blog text (23) -
Stir-fry beef quickly until the meat is brown outside and pink inside.
Fiction book (1993) -
Stir-fry until tender, about 2 minutes, then add garlic and cook for 30 more seconds.
Blog text (1) -
Add the seasoned chicken to the hot oil, then stir-fry until it's cooked all the way through, about 3-4 minutes.
Blog text (1) -
Add the broccoli and carrots; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Fiction book (1993) -
You use old kimchi to stir-fry with some sesame oil and sugar.
Blog text (20) -
I was in the kitchen stir-frying some Moo Goo Gai Pan.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or frying
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1.0
Cook food in hot oil or fat in a pan
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3.2
Prepare a quick meal by mixing ingredients you have
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2.9
Cook food in hot oil or fat
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2.9
To cook food in a hot pan with a little oil
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3.7
Fry food quickly in a small amount of oil or butter over high heat
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Morphology
Etymology
Stir-fry comes from the two simple words stir and fry, which mean 'move around' and 'cook in oil', and it was named after a fast Chinese way of cooking where you keep moving food in a hot pan. So to stir-fry is to cook food quickly while you keep stirring it.