sautees
Cooks in butter
Sautees is a third-person singular form of sauté, meaning to fry quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat: She sautees the onions until they're translucent.
The spelling with double-e reflects the French origin, though sautés also appears.
Cooking in shallow oil
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- tossingLight underhand throw
- browningFood darkening when cooked
- cookingPreparing food with heat
skillet · heat · butter · oil · flipping · quick-cooking · stovetop · searing
Edible plants, not fruits
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- peppersSeasons or bombards repeatedly
zucchini · shrimp · chicken · spinach · kale · scallops · shallots · asparagus
Quick-cook in hot oil
- French cookingCulinary art from Paris
- wok cookingHigh-heat pan technique
- Asian cuisineFood from the East
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
mise en place · Thai basil · oyster sauce · wine reduction · herb butter · sofrito · mirepoix · pad
pan-frying
Cooking in shallow oil
cooking · skillet · heat · butter · oil · flipping · quick-cooking · stovetop · searing · caramelizing
vegetables
Edible plants, not fruits
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
peppers · zucchini · shrimp · chicken · spinach · kale · scallops · shallots · asparagus · greens
stir-fry
Quick-cook in hot oil
- French cookingCulinary art from Paris
- wok cookingHigh-heat pan technique
- Asian cuisineFood from the East
Mediterranean · mise en place · Thai basil · oyster sauce · wine reduction · herb butter · sofrito · mirepoix · pad
- sauteed mushroomsFungi browned in fat
- sauteed onionsBrowned sliced bulbs
- saute panWide, shallow frying vessel
- sauteed vegetablesQuickly fried plant foods
- sauteed spinachGreens briefly fried