verb / noun
fry
FRY/fraɪ/
To cook food in heated fat.
The cook fries vegetables in shimmering hot oil.
Etymology
Latin frigere meant “to roast or fry”; early English use referred to cooking in a shallow pan over a fire. The modern sense specifies hot fat or oil as the cooking medium.
In context
… once you're ready to fry come in hot because hot oil makes water evaporate more quickly dehydrating the food …
More examples
- The potatoes fry until their edges turn golden.
- We fried the fish in hot oil.
- She dips a fry in ketchup.
Forms
fry · fries · fried · frying
fryer noun — An appliance used for frying food.
Similar words
- sauté
- Usually means frying quickly in a little fat while stirring.
- deep-fry
- Specifically means cooking food completely submerged in hot fat.