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Sautéing
by Tom Ehrhardt ® 2006, All Rights Reserved

If you've ever watched a professional chef or cooking school instructor in action, you've certainly seen him or her flipping small bits of food in a skillet. What they are likely doing is saut�ing. While you don't need to master the "flip" in order to saut�, you do need some other tips taught in culinary school.

Sautéing is a French cooking technique that involves placing small cuts of food into a scant amount of fat then cooking over high heat. The two primary benefits of saut�ing are speed and flavor. The food is cut into small chunks so that it cooks quickly and uniformly. At the same time, the small amount of fat allows for a rich, encrusted flavor to develop on the bottom of the pan, which sets the stage for a fabulous sauce once the meat and/or vegetables have finished cooking.

If you were learning to sauté from a culinary arts school (whether in Hollywood or Los Angeles, California; Paris, France or any other famous city), you'd find the fundamentals of the sauté technique are the same. You'll need:

  • a sauté pan - this normally has a flatter surface than a regular skillet or frying pan to allow the maximum amount of food to heat at once.
  • some sort of fat - depending on what you are cooking, the fat could be an oil or butter.
  • meat and/or vegetables cut into small, uniform pieces - this allows for fast cooking. (Many cooks have adapted the saut�ing technique for use with whole, thin-sliced chicken cutlets, fish fillets and more.)
  • some type of liquid - if you choose to make a sauce (and almost everyone does), you'll need some sort of liquid, so you can deglaze the pan.

Start by cutting your meat and/or veggies into chunks. When you've almost finished, begin preheating your pan over medium-low heat. This is a sufficient amount of heat to begin with. The heat will be increased before you start cooking. You'll want to hear that classic "sizzle" when your ingredients hit the pan. Getting a good sear is vital to creating the rich flavor sautéed dishes are famous for....more...




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