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  • verb UK To fry in a frying pan with only a thin layer of oil; to pan-fry.

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Examples

  • Heat the oil in a pan and shallow-fry the fishcakes until they're golden brown.

    Thai fishcakes recipe | Angela Hartnett 2012

  • I prefer to shallow-fry these "goodies", but you can deep-fry them if you wish.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Nupur 2007

  • You can fry the sticks if you prefer: Omit the olive oil from the recipe and shallow-fry in oil over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes per side.

    Top 100 Finger Foods Annabel Karmel 2009

  • Dip each kebab in the beaten egg, then shallow-fry, turning until it is golden-brown on all sides.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Nupur 2007

  • Make all the patties, then shallow-fry them in a little oil until golden-brown.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Nupur 2007

  • Dredge each slice of yam in the rava mixture and shallow-fry until crispy on each side.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Nupur 2007

  • Heat the oil in a skillet and shallow-fry the patties in batches.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007

  • Heat 1 T in a saucepan and shallow-fry the paneer cubes.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Nupur 2007

  • Heat 2 tbsp oil in a skillet (I use a non-stick one) and shallow-fry the patties until golden brown on each side.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007

  • To shallow-fry, heat about 1/2 of cooking oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2008

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