stir-fryverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈstɜː.fraɪ/us/ˈstɝː.fraɪ/to fry small pieces of meat, vegetables, etc. quickly while mixing them around:
Stir-fry the chicken for one minute, then add the vegetables.
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Preparing food using heat
- bake
- barbecue
- baste
- batch-bake
- boil sth up
- boiled
- curry
- flambé
- flash-fry
- fried
- frizzled
- fry
- microwave
- precook
- preheat
- render
- render sth down
- rendering
- sauté
- shallow-fry
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stir-frynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈstɜː.fraɪ/us/ˈstɝː.fraɪ/a method of frying food while mixing it quickly, or food cooked this way:
We're having a vegetable stir-fry for supper tonight.
I don't like stir-fry.
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Savoury dishes
- baked beans
- balti
- bobotie
- bolognese
- bubble and squeak
- fish and chips
- fondue
- French toast
- fricassee
- fry-up
- omelette
- paella
- pakora
- pate
- pilau
- stew
- sticky rice
- stroganoff
- sushi
- tabbouleh
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Preparing food using heat