sauté
sau·té / sôˈtā; sō-/ • adj. 1. fried quickly in a little hot fat: sauté potatoes.2. Ballet (of a step) performed while jumping.• n. a dish cooked in such a way.• v. (-tés, -téed / -ˈtād/ or -téd, -téing / -ˈtāing/ ) [tr.] cook in such a way: sauté the onions in the olive oil.
sauté
sauté To toss in hot fat, from the French sauter, to jump. Sauté potatoes are usually boiled, cut into slices, and cooked in a little fat until lightly browned.
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