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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Sauteed vs fried

Hi.
What is the difference between fried and sauteed?
I looked them up in the dictionary, but their definitions seem identical except the fact that saute is to cook in a litle hot oil.
I wonder if you could let me know whether the amount of oil used in cooking is the main difference between these two different words.
Thank you for your help
Cheers
Hamid
  

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Yes, the amount of oil is one difference. The other is cooking time. Saute is usually used for vegetables which are not cooked for very long.

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  • Yes, the amount of oil is one difference.
  • The other is cooking time.
  • Saute is usually used for vegetables which are not cooked for very long.
  • In frying, sometimes the food is completely immersed in hot oil.
  • In frying, the food can be coated with a batter or some type of crust such as bread crumbs.
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Yes, the amount of oil is one difference. The other is cooking time. Saute is usually used for vegetables which are not cooked for very long. In frying, sometimes the food is completely immersed in hot oil.
In frying, the food can be coated with a batter or some type of crust such as bread crumbs. In sauteing, batter or a coating on the food is never used.
In frying, sometimes a solid fat
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Thank you AS.
That was great.
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As I understand it, true frying involves complete immersion in oil or fat, and that's also called deep-fat frying.
Sauteing involves cooking in a shallow pan with very little oil or fat, and that's also called pan frying.

CJ
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