verb
- to cook food in a shallow pan with a small amount of oil or butter over moderate to high heat
Usage: transitive verb; common in cooking and culinary contexts
Examples
- Panfry the chicken breasts until they are golden brown on both sides.
- She panfried the vegetables in olive oil for about five minutes.
- You can panfry the fish fillets in butter for a delicious dinner.
- Panfry the potatoes until they become crispy and tender.
- The recipe calls for panfrying the mushrooms before adding them to the sauce.
- He panfried the eggs in a cast-iron skillet this morning.