Deep-fry - English Vocabulary

Meaning 1：deep-fry (Deep-fry)

Deep-fry 🔊

/ˈdiːp fraɪ/

To cook food by putting it completely into very hot oil until it is crispy.

Golden brown food bubbling in a deep pot of hot oil, with steam rising, in a clean home kitchen.

deep-fry 🔊

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/ˈdiːp fraɪ/

To cook food by submerging it completely in very hot oil until crispy and golden.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'deep' (thick) + 'fry' (cook in fat).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine food fully submerged in hot oil, 'deep' inside the pot becoming crispy.

📖 Example

My mom uses a special pot to deep-fry potato strips and make homemade French fries for us. 🔊 My mom uses a special pot to deep-fry potato strips and make homemade French fries for us.

🔗 Collocations

deep-fry chicken – cook chicken by deep-frying

deep-fry vegetables – cook vegetables in hot oil

deep-fry in oil – submerge food in oil for frying

🔄 Synonyms

fry (v.) – To cook in hot oil, not necessarily fully submerged.

immersion fry (v.) – To fry by complete submersion in hot oil, same as deep-fry.

🚫 Antonyms

steam (v.) – To cook with steam, a moist-heat method opposite to deep-frying.

🌱 Derivatives

deep-fried (adj.) – Cooked by deep-frying.

deep-fryer (n.) – A kitchen appliance used for deep-frying.

📖 Cultural Story

Deep-frying has ancient origins, but the term gained popularity with 20th-century fast food culture.