verb
- cutting meat or fish horizontally almost all the way through and opening it flat like a book
Usage: culinary
Examples
- The chef is butterflying the chicken breast to cook it evenly.
- Try butterflying the pork chops before grilling them.
- She learned the technique of butterflying fish from her grandmother.
- Butterflying the shrimp makes them cook faster and look more appealing.
- The recipe calls for butterflying the leg of lamb before seasoning it.
- He’s butterflying the salmon fillet to remove the bones more easily.