sauté

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French sauté, past participle of sauter, to jump, because the cook shakes the pan to make the food move around

sauté (third-person singular simple present sautés, present participle sautéing, simple past and past participle sautéed)

(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, shaking the pan so that the food does not stick to the pan as it cooks.

To cook food

sauté m. (f sautée, m plural sautés, f plural sautées)