Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cook food by completely submerging it in hot oil or fat: This is a cooking method where food is immersed in very hot oil, resulting in a crispy exterior and cooked interior.

Usage

• The primary use of 'deep-fry' is to describe a specific cooking technique. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the food being cooked).
• It is often used in recipes, cooking instructions, and descriptions of food preparation.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The chef will deep-fry the chicken wings until they are golden brown.
  • For safety, never deep-fry frozen food; thaw it completely first.
  • They decided to deep-fry turkey for Thanksgiving.

Advanced Usage

• "to deep-fry" can be used in a figurative, often humorous, sense to mean to subject something to intense heat or a harsh process.
  • After the scandal, the company was deep-fried by the media for weeks.

Variants and Related Words

• Deep-fried (adj): Describes food that has been cooked by deep-frying.
  • We ordered deep-fried calamari.
• Deep fryer (n): A specialized appliance or pot used for deep-frying food.
  • She uses an electric deep fryer to make donuts.

Synonyms

• Fry: A more general term for cooking in hot fat, which can include shallow frying.
• French-fry: Specifically to deep-fry in the manner of making French fries (a compound verb listed as a variant).

Phrasal Verbs

Related Idioms

Verb

1. cook by immersing in fat
   • french-fry the potatoes