shallow-fried

Cooked in little oil

Shallow-fried describes food cooked in a small amount of hot oil or fat—enough to cover the bottom of the pan and partway up the food, but not submerge it.

The technique sits between sautéing (very little fat) and deep-frying (full submersion): shallow-fried pork chops, shallow-fried fish fillets.

The food typically gets flipped partway through cooking.

technique

sautéed

Cooked quickly in fat

goldenBright yellow, or precious
crispyBrittle and snapping
skilletShallow pan for frying

flipped · oil · butter · browning · crust · sizzling · turning · coating · nonstick · spatula

dishes

schnitzel

Breaded fried meat slice

cutletThin breaded meat slice
latkesFried shredded potato cakes
frittersFried batter with filling

pakora · tempura · katsu · escalope · croquettes · hash-browns · plantains · arepas · pupusas · okra

texture

crispy

Brittle and snapping

golden-brownWarm amber hue
crunchyBreaking with sound
tenderSoft or sore

juicy · exterior · coating · breaded · battered · crackly · caramelized · moist · flaky · crusted

Opposites

oil depth/immersion

shallow-frieddeep-fried

Cooked submerged in fat

fully immersed · pan-fried

cooking method

shallow-friedboiled

Heated until bubbling

steamed · poached · baked · roasted · grilled

Family

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Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G