stir-frying

  • 1Stir frying — (爆 bào) in the wok Stir frying is an umbrella term used to describe two Chinese cooking techniques for preparing food in a wok: chǎo (炒) and bào (爆). The term stir fry was introduced into the English language by B …

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  • 2Stir frying — Se ha sugerido que este artículo o sección sea fusionado con Salteado (discusión). Una vez que hayas realizado la fusión de artículos, pide la fusión de historiales aquí …

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  • 3stir-fry — stir fry1 past tense and past participle stir fried present participle stir frying third person singular stir fries v [T] to cook small pieces of food quickly by moving them around continuously in very hot oil ▪ stir fried vegetables stir fry 2… …

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  • 4stir-fry — stir fries, stir frying, stir fried 1) VERB If you stir fry vegetables, meat, or fish, you cook small pieces of them quickly by stirring them in a small quantity of very hot oil. This method is often used in Chinese cookery. [V n] Stir fry the… …

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  • 5stir-fry — [stʉr′frī΄] vt. stir fried, stir frying in Chinese cooking, to fry (diced or sliced vegetables, meat, etc.) very quickly in a wok, with a little oil, while stirring constantly n. a dish prepared in this way …

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  • 6Frying — For other uses of fry or frying , see Fry. Frying is the cooking of food in oil or another fat, a technique that originated in ancient Egypt around 2500 BC.[1] Chemically, oils and fats are the same, differing only in melting point, but the… …

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  • 7stir-fry — /sterr fruy /, v., stir fried, stir frying, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cook (food) quickly by cutting into small pieces and stirring constantly in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat: a common method of Chinese cookery. n. 2. a dish of stir …

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  • 8stir-fry — /ˈstɜ fraɪ/ (say ster fruy) verb (t) (stir fried, stir frying) 1. to fry lightly in a little hot fat or oil, while stirring continually. –noun 2. a dish prepared by stir frying …

  • 9stir-fry — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms stir fry : present tense I/you/we/they stir fry he/she/it stir fries present participle stir frying past tense stir fried past participle stir fried to cook food quickly by moving it around in hot oil stir… …

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  • 10stir-fry — I. transitive verb Date: 1959 to fry quickly over high heat in a lightly oiled pan (as a wok) while stirring continuously intransitive verb to prepare food by stir frying it II. noun Date: 1959 a dish of something stir fried …

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