1.
to roast, to parch, to toast (dry heat)
To cook something using dry heat without oil, typically in a pan or over direct heat. Used for beans, seeds, nuts, and similar ingredients.
ごまを炒る。
Roast the sesame seeds.
大豆をフライパンで炒ってください。
Please roast the soybeans in a frying pan.
節分には炒った大豆を年の数だけ食べる風習がある。
There is a custom of eating roasted soybeans equal to one's age on Setsubun.
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive (他動詞). No intransitive pair.
KANJI NOTE:
Also written 煎る. Both kanji are used, though 炒る is more common for dry-roasting in a pan.
DISTINCTION FROM 炒める:
炒る refers to dry roasting without oil (seeds, beans, tea leaves), while 炒める means to stir-fry with oil (vegetables, meat). This distinction is important in cooking contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ごまを炒る: to roast sesame seeds
- 豆を炒る: to roast beans
- コーヒー豆を炒る: to roast coffee beans