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sauté

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sau· /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ verb [transitive]  DFCto cook something in a little hot oil or fat 〔用少量油〕爆炒,快炒;快煎 fry Sauté the onions for 5 minutes. 把洋葱爆炒五分钟。see thesaurus at cooksauté adjective British English sauté potatoes 煎马铃薯
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sautéSauté the onions until soft.Add the kidneys when the foam subsides and sauté them quickly until browned on all sides, in about 5min. 2.Quickly sauté the ginger slices with the butter in a large frying pan.Season with salt. 3 For the garnish, heat the oil and quickly sauté the chilli and peanuts.
Origin sauté (1800-1900) French past participle of sauter to jump
sau· verbChineseSyllable
a something Corpus hot to in little cook


sauté
sau /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: past participle of sauter __to jump__
to cook something in a little hot oil or fat ⇨ fry:
    Sauté the onions for 5 minutes.
—sauté adjective British English:
    sauté potatoes
     
THESAURUS
■ ways of cooking something
    bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
    roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the potatoes for an hour.
    fry to cook food in hot oil: She was frying some mushrooms.
    stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
    sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: Sauté the potatoes in butter.
    grill to cook food over or under strong heat: grilled fish
    broil American English to cook food under heat: broiled fish
    boil to cook something in very hot water: He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
    steam to cook vegetables over hot water: Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
    poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: poached salmon
    toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: toasted muffins
    barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
    microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: The beans can be microwaved.


sautéBrE /ˈsəʊteɪ/ 🔊NAmE /soʊˈteɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sauté BrE /ˈsəʊteɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sautés BrE /ˈsəʊteɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪz/ 🔊past simple sautéed BrE /ˈsəʊteɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪd/ 🔊past simple sautéd BrE /ˈsəʊteɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪd/ 🔊past participle sautéed BrE /ˈsəʊteɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪd/ 🔊past participle sautéd BrE /ˈsəʊteɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪd/ 🔊 -ing form sautéing BrE /ˈsəʊteɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /soʊˈteɪɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to fry food quickly in a little hot fat 嫩煎;炒 sauté adjective [only before noun] sauté potatoes煎土豆