the act of cooking or being cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat
there was a smell of frying
b.
(as modifier)
frying steak
Examples of 'frying' in a sentence
frying
She sat in the cubicle, fastened to the permanent wave machine, worrying about frying.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2004)
In the galley there was a wok where once a frying pan had held pride of place.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2004)
All related terms of 'frying'
fry
When you fry food, you cook it in a pan that contains hot fat or oil.
frying pan
A frying pan is a flat metal pan with a long handle , in which you fry food .
frying steak
a steak that is cooked by frying
fry-up
If you fry up food, you fry it, especially in order to make a quick , casual meal .
pan-fry
to cook or fry in a frying pan
deep-fries
to cook (fish, potatoes , etc) in sufficient hot fat to cover the food entirely
deep-fry
If you deep-fry food, you fry it in a large amount of fat or oil.
stir-fried
to cook (small pieces of meat , vegetables , etc) rapidly by stirring them in a wok or frying pan over a high heat : used esp for Chinese food
stir-fries
to cook (small pieces of meat, vegetables , etc) rapidly by stirring them in a wok or frying pan over a high heat: used esp for Chinese food
stir-fry
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 .
flash-fry
to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat