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sauté

[soh-tey, saw-] / soʊˈteɪ, sɔ- /




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The first step is to sauté leeks and garlic in olive oil, butter and, crucially, a bit of white miso.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Reach for a rotisserie chicken or sauté fresh cubes in your skillet so you get those savory browned bits that make a cream sauce sing.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2025

But with you, it’s, ‘Well, can I sauté it in brown butter?’

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2024

Cooks sauté it in olive oil, season it with onions or boil it into soup to make tasty, low-cost meals.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2024

All we need to do is sauté olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, chopped parsley, and tomatoes together in a pot, and prepare spaghetti to go with it.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

What you need is a big bowl of ramen topped with sautéed baby bok choy.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Its signature breakfast included two sausages, two rashers of bacon and two fried eggs, with sautéed potatoes, baked beans and a grilled tomato for good measure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Matijevich prefers using fresh clams, which are added after the carrots, celery and leeks have been sautéed.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2026

In one corner, sautéed bitter gourd—in another, briny sea grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

I run toward the smell of sautéed garlic as fast as my legs will take me, but I can hear my sister’s parting words through the noisy sizzle.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Having dishes prepared in the same kitchen sections slows things down, so the options needed to vary between broiling, sautéing and frying shrimp, and options with or without pasta.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Roasting and sautéing are the most popular methods used to enhance Brussels sprouts’ earthy, nutty and sweet flavor.

From Washington Times Nov. 14, 2023

Most of us think of just stir-frying or sautéing bok choy, gai lin and their many associates.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

The chopping, sautéing and seasoning we see on this cooking-competition show might be more impressive than usual this year.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2023

To sauté requires a brisk fire; the quicker an object is cooked by sautéing the better.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot




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