sauté

Meanings

Verb

• To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.

Noun

• A dish prepared this way.

Origin

• Borrowed from French sauté, past participle of sauter, to jump; in cooking, diced onions jump in the pan from the hot oil, resembling a ballet dancer performing a "sauté".