Historically, for frying, metalware is required as the temperature reached by cooking in hot oil generally far exceeds the boiling point of water 100°C (212°F). As such a society needs to attain bronze age metalwork before frying in hot oil becomes a viable cooking method. In the west, frying is believed to have first appeared in the Ancient Egyptian kitchen, during the Old Kingdom, around 2500 BCE. The Romans had special cookware, the fretale a special frying pan made of bronze round or oval in shape, with a lip for pouring. Though it must be mentioned here that Romans also had rectangular iron trays with handles for roasting or frying. "Oven-to-table ware," in the form of shallow pans and earthenware dishes was common — these are referred to as patellae and patinae. The fretale with a foldable handle (see image) was part of the field kit for a Roman soldier (see image). Frying may originally have been developed as a way to preserve food, as the frying process sterilises the food then bottling the fried food in the frying oil excludes air and helps prevent decay.

Frying techniques vary in the amount of fat required, the cooking time, the type of cooking vessel required, and the manipulation of the food. Sautéing, stir-frying, pan frying, shallow frying, and deep frying are all standard frying techniques. There are separate entries for stir-frying and deep frying and this page is about shallow frying methods: sautéing, pan frying and shallow frying.

Pan-frying, sautéing, and stir-frying involve cooking foods in a thin layer of fat on a hot surface, such as a frying pan, griddle, wok, or sauté pan. Stir frying involves frying quickly at very high temperatures, requiring that the food be stirred continuously to prevent it from adhering to the cooking surface and burning. Shallow frying is a type of pan frying using only enough fat to immerse approximately one-third to one-half of each piece of food; fat used in this technique is typically only used once.

Gentle frying or low-temperature frying is an oil- or fat-based cooking method used for relatively fragile or starchy foods. While gentle frying is most notably used to cook fried eggs, it is also used for delicate fish, tender cuts of meat, sausages, and as a first step in preparing fried potatoes. Low-temperature frying is useful if the frying fat scorches at higher heat levels (e.g. butter), or if the frying fat has flavour that the cook wants to preserve (e.g. olive oil). Overheated oils can produce unhealthy, even carcinogenic, compounds.

Pan frying or pan-frying is a form of frying food characterized by the use of minimal cooking oil or fat (compared to shallow frying or deep frying), typically using just enough to lubricate the pan. In the case of a greasy food such as bacon, no oil or fats may need to be added. As a form of frying, the technique relies on oil or fat as the heat transfer medium, and on correct temperature and time to not overcook or burn the food. Pan frying can serve to retain the moisture in foods such as meat and seafood. The food is typically flipped at least once to ensure that both sides are cooked properly. Pan frying takes place at lower heat than sautéing. This is because the food to be pan fried – such as chicken breasts, steak, pork chops, or fish fillets – is not cut into small pieces before cooking. It requires a lower heat so that the exterior of the food does not overcook by the time the interior reaches the proper temperature, and to keep foods in a moister state. However, the oil should always be hot enough to ensure that the moisture in the food can escape in the form of steam; the force of the steam escaping keeps the oil from soaking into the food. The same amount of oil is used as for sautéing – just enough to glaze the pan.

Sautéing or sauteing (UK: /ˈsoʊteɪɪŋ/, US: /soʊˈteɪɪŋ, sɔː-/; from French sauté, French: [sote], 'jumped', 'bounced', in reference to tossing while cooking) is a method of cooking that uses a relatively small amount of oil or fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat. Various sauté methods exist. Ingredients for sautéing are usually cut into small pieces or thinly sliced to provide a large surface area, which facilitates fast cooking. The primary mode of heat transfer during sautéing is conduction between the pan and the food being cooked. Food that is sautéed is browned while preserving its texture, moisture, and flavour. If meat, chicken, or fish is sautéed, the sauté is often finished by deglazing the pan's residue to make a sauce. Sautéing may be compared with pan frying, in which larger pieces of food (for example, chops or steaks) are cooked quickly in oil or fat, and flipped onto both sides. Some cooks make a distinction between the two based on the depth of the oil used, while others use the terms interchangeably

Shallow frying is a hot oil-based cooking technique. Pieces of food are cooked by partial submersion in hot oil. It is typically used to prepare portion-sized cuts of meat, fish, potatoes and patties such as fritters. Shallow frying can also be used to cook vegetables. Shallow frying is distinct from deep frying, which uses enough oil to fully submerge the food to be cooked, and pan frying, which only uses a negligible depth of oil. t is a medium-high to high heat cooking process. Temperatures between 160–190°C (320–374°F) are typical, but shallow frying may be performed at temperatures as low as 150°C (302°F) for a longer period of time. The high heat promotes protein denaturation-browning and, in some cases, a Maillard reaction. Deep frying usually takes place at temperatures between 177–205°C (351–401°F) so shallow-frying can oftentimes be considered a less intense cooking technique. Foods to be shallow fried are commonly pre-portioned into single servings before being placed in oil. Since the food is only partly submerged, it must be turned over partway through the cooking process. Some cooks recommend cooking the "presentation" side of the food first.

The alphabetical list of all the frying-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1142 recipes in total:

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Urunda (Sweet Coconut Balls)      Origin: Sri Lanka	Victorian Bombay Fried Semolina Pudding      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Whole Meat Mould      Origin: England
Valentine Heart Pancakes      Origin: American	Victorian Brinjal Bhaji      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Wild Greens Fritters      Origin: Britain
Valentine Lamb Steaks with Avocado and Sour Cream      Origin: American	Victorian Chicken Country Captain      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Willowherb Bubble and Squeak      Origin: Britain
Vareninkas      Origin: Russia	Victorian Coconut Rice Pudding      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Wisteria Flower Omelette      Origin: Britain
Varškės Spurgos (Lithuanian Curd Doughnuts)      Origin: Lithuania	Victorian Dal Puri      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Wisteria Pancakes      Origin: China
Veal Chops Valentino      Origin: Britain	Victorian Fuluri      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Wonton Wrappers      Origin: China
Vegetarian Chow Mein      Origin: Fusion	Victorian Indian Pancakes      Origin: Anglo-Indian	Wy Cymreig (Welsh Egg)      Origin: Welsh
Vegetarian Spring Rolls      Origin: Fusion	Vincentian Buljol      Origin: Saint Vincent	Wyau Cymreig (Welsh Eggs)      Origin: Welsh
Velvet Mushroom Pâté      Origin: Britain	Vitellina fricta (Fried Veal)      Origin: Roman	Xavier Steak      Origin: American
Venison Escalopes with Red Wine      Origin: Scotland	Waffres (Waffles)      Origin: England	Xaxaba Diphaphata (Botswanan Stove-top Muffins)      Origin: Botswana
Venison Rissole      Origin: Britain	Waina      Origin: Nigeria	Yataklete Kilkil (Spiced Vegetables)      Origin: Ethiopia
Venison with Gin-flavoured Sauce      Origin: Britain	Watercress Greens      Origin: Britain	Zambian Chapati      Origin: Zambia
Verdolaga con Queso (Purslane with Cheese)      Origin: Mexico	Wheat Dumpling Skins      Origin: Fusion	Zitumbuwa (Banana Fritters)      Origin: Malawi
Verwurrelt Gedanken (Deep-fried Carnival Pastry)      Origin: Luxembourg	Wheat Flour Chapati      Origin: India	Zitumbuwa (Banana Fritters II)      Origin: Malawi

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