shallow-frying

Cooking in oil

Shallow-frying is cooking food in a small amount of hot oil or fat in a pan, with the oil reaching partway up the food rather than covering it completely.

The food sits in the pan and is typically flipped to cook both sides: Shallow-frying the cutlets until golden.

It falls between sautéing (less oil, more movement) and deep-frying (food fully submerged).

fats

vegetable oil

Plant-derived culinary lipid

butterSolid fat from cream
gheeButter with milk removed
olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat

coconut oil · lard · sunflower oil · canola oil · peanut oil · clarified butter · drippings · tallow · sesame oil · mustard oil

technique

sautéing

Quick cooking in fat

oilSlippery viscous fluid
skilletShallow pan for frying
flippingTurning over rapidly

browning · searing · turning · coating · golden · crispy · spatula · stovetop · wok · tawa

foods

cutlets

Thin boneless meat pieces

fish filletsTrimmed, deboned seafood pieces
schnitzelBreaded fried meat slice
katsuBreaded fried cutlet

fritters · pakora · latkes · dosa · pancakes · eggs · patties · croquettes · tempura · escalope

Opposites

oil depth/immersion level

shallow-fryingdeep-frying

Cooking in hot oil

flash-frying

fat/oil usage

shallow-fryingboiling

Liquid vaporization temperature

steaming · poaching · braising · grilling · baking

cooking temperature/intensity

shallow-fryingslow-cooking

Prolonged gentle heat

stewing · confit · sous vide

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