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Stir-fry

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, stir-fry means: To cook small pieces of food quickly in hot fat while stirring or tossing them.

In Turkish: hızla karıştırarak kızartmak

How it is used

Common with a wok; as a noun, a stir-fry is a dish prepared this way.

Example sentences

  1. Stir-fry the vegetables before adding the noodles.

    The verb combines rapid cooking with continual movement.

  2. Their lunch special is a tofu and mushroom stir-fry.

    The noun names the finished dish by its cooking method.

Common collocations

  • stir-fry vegetables
  • chicken stir-fry
  • sautéTo cook small pieces of food quickly in a little hot fat in a pan, moving or tossing them so they brown evenly. From French sauter, "to jump".
  • specialA dish that is not on the regular menu but is offered for a limited time, often for one day, using seasonal ingredients or extra stock.

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