Words / B2

deep-FREYE/ˌdiːpˈfraɪ/

To deep-fry is to cook food in a pan of hot oil that covers it: deep-fry the chips; deep-fried. Shallow-fry uses less oil; bake uses dry heat. Deep-fry the sample at the named °C, then the time. Mix-up: deep-fry vs freeze; stir-fry; do not write deep-fry for food only brushed with oil on a tray.

Meaning

To cook food in a pan of hot oil that covers it.

Examples

• “Deep-fry the sample at the named °C, then the time, the food-tech paper said.”
• “Deep-fried portions featured in the nutrition table, which is still a named method — quote kJ if asked.”

Good to know

deep-fry + food; deep-fried. Contrast: shallow-fry / bake / grill. Trap: stir-fry / an oven tray with a little oil. Food tech. Cook fully covered in hot oil — quote °C and time. Hyphen: deep-fry.

Near in meaning

fry in oil, French-fry (US), immersion-fry

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