Fry
Verb
UK
/fraÉŞ/
US
/fraÉŞ/
Definition
To cook food in hot oil or fat.
Example
"She fried an egg for breakfast."
"After frying the fish, place it on paper towels to soak up extra oil."
"If you fry onions slowly, they become sweet and soft and add great flavour to dishes."
Explanation
To fry means to cook food in hot oil or fat until it becomes brown or crispy. For example, she is frying an egg in a pan. You can shallow fry with little oil (like eggs) or deep fry with lots of oil (like chips). In casual talk, someone might say “I’m fried” to mean very tired. Frying changes a food’s texture and flavour quickly because of the hot oil. Be careful; hot oil can burn you if it splashes.