How to Use deep-fry in a Sentence

deep-fry

verb
  • Bake, deep-fry, or air-fry thin slices of yam.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Avoid items that are deep-fried or made with butter or cream.
    — Anthea Levi, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The chewy and salty cod fish is deep-fried in a beer batter.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • These are pan-fried rather than deep-fried, so the crust stays tender.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Lazic loves to deep-fry the sausages briefly to crisp up the casing.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Also, don't stuff turkeys that will be grilled, smoked or deep-fried.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • These pies are also pan-fried instead of deep-fried, which helps keep the crust tender.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The version at the state fair, which costs $24, is deep-fried and the size of a salami.
    — Ella Quittner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Pig parts are mixed with brown polenta, parmesan and clove, rolled into rounds and deep-fried.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Once deep-fried, the rolls appear lacquered with a deep brown glaze that gives the turon an extra crunch.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • They can be smoked or grilled and sometimes are wrapped in bacon or battered and deep-fried for extra crunch.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Into a large pot or wok fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, pour the oil to a depth of 1 inch.
    — Clarissa Wei, Saveur, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Egg roll dough is a little thicker than spring rolls, and the entire roll is deep-fried after it's filled and wrapped.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Kim submerges the crabs in a potato starch batter, deep-fries them, then dresses the crabs in a soy garlic sauce.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • Softer varieties are used for smoothies, soups, or desserts, while the firm form is baked, grilled, stir-fried, or deep-fried.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Into a large wok or pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, add 4 cups of the oil and turn the heat to medium-high.
    — Jing Gao, Saveur, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Pour several inches of oil into a large, deep pot, fitted with a deep-fry thermometer.
    — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Nov. 2018
  • The brand's deep Dutch oven is a multitasking powerhouse that can bake, deep-fry, roast, and sauté all in one.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • The chef deep-fries his mushroom patties in avocado oil after coating them with acorn flour.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • They can be brined, rubbed, breaded, smoked, or deep-fried and then dipped or drizzled with a seemingly endless number of sauces.
    — Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Our feast ended with a delicious malpua, a pancake-like dish that is deep-fried in ghee before being soaked in sweet, sticky syrup.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Step 6 To a large pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, add the vegetable oil and turn the heat to medium.
    — Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
  • Hush puppies, a Southern classic made by deep-frying a cornmeal batter gets a seafood makeover.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Ramasoot marinates her pork with soy sauce and then dunks it into a wet batter before deep-frying it.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • And even the nuggets plucked out of the restaurant freezer, deep-fried, and sold to tourists at a considerable mark-up, are pretty good, too.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The dish consists of a variety of skewered meats and vegetables that are lightly breaded and deep-fried.
    — Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Like a safe way to deep-fry a turkey indoors, gratitude can be hard to find - even on a day dedicated to its pursuit.
    — Chris Westfall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Step 6 Into a large pot or wok fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, pour the oil to a depth of 2 inches.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Cook tofu in oil (any amount from a splash to a deep-fry) until browned with a crisp exterior and creamy interior.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026

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