sauté
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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
I regularly sear it, roast it, grill it and sauté it whole.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 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
Wanda stood up without a word and walked over to the kitchen, joining Ekemeni as she began to sauté greens in bacon fat.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
There’s kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, spinach and mustard greens — a medley of leafy green vegetables that are best enjoyed massaged in olive oil, slow-cooked or sautéed.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
An even older icon awaits at Phnom Penh, a 40-year-old Vietnamese-Cambodian restaurant where crowds eagerly wait their turn to try nearly-raw marinated butter beef and lotus root sautéed with chilies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
In one corner, sautéed bitter gourd—in another, briny sea grapes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
I’d also have some scrambled eggs, sautéed spinach and some fruit on the side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
It was that perfect, perfect smell that would always take me back to the specific feeling of being a child: the scent of onions being sautéed in olive oil.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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
It has a smoke point between 375 and 410°F, which is more than sufficient for most cooking methods, including sautéing, roasting and grilling.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025
If you’re seeking spiciness, include a chopped jalapeño or two when sautéing the poblano and onion.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 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
All the preparations for this dish, with the exception of sautéing the bread, may be made some hours before serving.
From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes by Hill, Janet McKenzie
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