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Shallow Frying

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Shallow frying is a hot oil cooking technique in which food is cooked by partial submersion in hot oil, generally used for portion-sized cuts of meat and fish, potatoes, fritters and some vegetables. It sits between the two other main frying methods: deep frying, which uses enough oil to fully submerge the food, and pan frying, which uses only a negligible depth of oil. Because the food is only partly immersed, it must be flipped partway through cooking, and some cooks recommend cooking the side meant for presentation first.

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Potato Pancake, Dishes
Source Potato pancake (Wikipedia)
Rösti, Dishes
Source Rosti - Wikipedia
Taquito, Dishes
Source Taquito (Wikipedia)
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1. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts: 25 Cooking Techniques Every Cook Should Know
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary ArtsSection 11, Pan-Frying and Deep-Frying
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Both methods cook food in hot oil, but with different levels of submersion.
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Taquito (Wikipedia)
Prepares Dishes: Taquito, Lead sentence
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The filled tortillas are then shallow-fried or deep-fried.
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Potato pancake (Wikipedia)
Prepares Dishes: Potato Pancake, Lead sentence
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Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes consisting of grated or ground potato, matzo meal or
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Rosti - Wikipedia
Prepares Dishes: Rösti, Lead sentence
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[ˈrøːʃti]) is a Swiss dish consisting mainly of potatoes, sautéed or shallow-fried in a pan.
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Shallow frying (Wikipedia)
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Shallow frying is a hot oil-based cooking technique.
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