The word sauté (pronounced "saw-TAY") refers to a form of dry-heat cooking that uses a hot pan and a small amount of fat to cook food quickly. Like other dry-heat cooking methods, sautéeing browns the food's surface as it cooks and develops complex flavors and aromas. More @Wikipedia
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