sauteed
Cooked in butter
Sauteed describes food that has been cooked quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat, typically in a shallow pan: sauteed mushrooms, sauteed spinach with garlic.
The technique keeps ingredients moving to prevent burning while developing flavor through browning.
Also spelled sautéed, preserving the French accent.
Cook in shallow oil
- skilletShallow pan for frying
- stir-fryQuick-cook in hot oil
- butterSolid fat from cream
- heatTransferred thermal energy
deglaze · sizzle · toss · flip · spatula · wok · coat · swirl
Bright yellow, or precious
- brownedCooked until darker
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- tenderSoft or sore
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
softened · translucent · fragrant · glistening · sizzling · charred · blistered · glazed
pan-fry
Cook in shallow oil
heat · deglaze · sizzle · toss · flip · spatula · wok · coat · swirl · shallow-fry
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
- brownedCooked until darker
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- tenderSoft or sore
wilted · softened · translucent · fragrant · glistening · sizzling · charred · blistered · glazed · reduced
garlic
Pungent culinary bulb
lemon · ginger · cumin · paprika · thyme · rosemary · basil · oregano · mirin · sherry
garlic
Pungent culinary bulb
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- shallotsMild clustered cooking bulbs
zucchini · spinach · shrimp · chicken · scallops · greens · leeks · asparagus · kale · cabbage
- sauteed mushroomsFungi browned in fat
- sauteed onionsBrowned sliced bulbs
- saute panWide, shallow frying vessel
- sauteed vegetablesQuickly fried plant foods
- sauteed spinachGreens briefly fried