saute

UK/səʊˈteɪ/<q:verb>US/soʊˈteɪ/

verbB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,556 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: sauteed

To saute is to cook quickly in a little hot fat, shaking the pan. Saute the onions, sauteed potatoes, saute over a high heat.

The shaking is what the name means, since the French is to jump, and the food is meant to move rather than sit. The pan must be hot and not crowded, or the food steams instead.

Definitions of saute

1verbsauteTo cook quickly in a little hot fat, shaking the pan.B2+
“Saute the onions in butter until they're soft and golden.”
- Said"Saute the mushrooms quickly; if you crowd the pan they just steam."
- WrittenShe sauteed the onions until they were soft and gold, and the flat smelled of supper.
- UsedSaute over a high heat, shaking the pan so nothing sits still.
- ContrastSaute, not fry. Frying is generous fat and patience; sauteing is a little fat, a hot pan and constant movement. fry →
- Not thisSlowly cooking shallots in butter is not sauteing. Saute is quick and hot.
- Exchange"Shall I saute these?""Quickly. Keep them moving."
- SimplySaute the vegetables. Fast, in a little oil.
Patternsaute + noun (onions, mushrooms, greens) · sauteed + noun · saute pan · saute in butter

saute is a cooking.

Also accepted in games: sauté

Remember it

SAUTE → French for JUMP: the food jumps in the pan

It is French for jump, and the food does: shake the pan and the pieces jump in the hot fat.

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Where it comes from

French
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English
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English, today
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Built from

sauter · French — to sauté (literally “to jump”)

sauté French sauté, past participle of sauter (“to sauté”) literally “to jump”; in cooking, diced onions jump in the pan from the hot oil.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Definitions of saute

1verbsauteTo cook quickly in a little hot fat, shaking the pan.B2+

“Saute the onions in butter until they're soft and golden.”

Said"Saute the mushrooms quickly; if you crowd the pan they just steam."
WrittenShe sauteed the onions until they were soft and gold, and the flat smelled of supper.
UsedSaute over a high heat, shaking the pan so nothing sits still.
ContrastSaute, not fry. Frying is generous fat and patience; sauteing is a little fat, a hot pan and constant movement. fry →
Not thisSlowly cooking shallots in butter is not sauteing. Saute is quick and hot.
Exchange"Shall I saute these?""Quickly. Keep them moving."
SimplySaute the vegetables. Fast, in a little oil.

Patternsaute + noun (onions, mushrooms, greens) · sauteed + noun · saute pan · saute in butter

saute is a cooking.

Also accepted in games: sauté