sauté

tr.v., -téed, -té·ing, -tés.
To fry lightly in fat in a shallow open pan.

n.
A dish of food so prepared.

[French, sautéd, from past participle of sauter, to leap, from Old French, from Latin saltāre. See saltation.]

or sauté

(so-TAY)

verb tr.
To cook in a hot pan with little oil, frequently turning or tossing.

Etymology
From French sauter (to jump) as the cook vigorously jerks the pan to keep the ingredients from burning

There is something of a grammatical problem with bringing the word into English, though, since it is only the past participle sauté rather than the infinitive that has made the linguistic migration. To quote the Oxford Companion to food: "Thus in English, when the imperative is required, as often happens in recipes, only the past participle is available. The result looks odd ('Sauté the mushrooms...'), but works."

-Guest wordsmith Rudy Chelminski (rudychelminskiATaol.com)

Usage
"Heat a little vegetable oil in a large frying pan. Saute half the onions and the bell pepper until translucent." — Try Making Mobster's Enchiladas, and More; Philadelphia Daily News (Pennsylvania); Oct 27, 2005.

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To toss in hot fat, from the French sauter, to jump. Sauté potatoes are usually boiled, cut into slices, and cooked in a little fat until lightly browned.

[saw-TAY; soh-TAY] To cook food quickly in a small amount of oil or other fat in a skillet or sauté pan over direct heat. See also fry.

IN BRIEF: To cook on high heat in oil or fat.

Julia Child liked to saute with butter.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sauteret
n. - sautering
v. tr. - sautere

Nederlands (Dutch)
sauteren, snel bakken/ braden

Français (French)
adj. - (Culin) sauté
n. - sauté
v. tr. - faire sauter

Deutsch (German)
v. - sautieren
n. - sautiertes Gericht
adj. - sautiert

Italiano (Italian)
saltare, rosolare a fuoco alto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fritar levemente na manteiga ou gordura
adj. - sauté (fr.) (Culin.)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - salteado
n. - comida salteada
v. tr. - saltear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sautera, fräsa
n. - sauté
adj. - sauterad, fräst

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلي بسرعه بقليل من ألدهن (الاسم) طعام مقلي بسرعه (صفه) مسوته‏

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