Pan-fry (5)
I believe the answer is:
saute
I believe this is a double definition.
'pan' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'fry' is the second definition.
(I know that saute is a more specific form of fry)
(Other definitions for saute that I've seen before include "fried spuds and the like" , "Fried quickly in a little fat" , "Cooked in a little hot fat" , "Fried quickly in small amount of fat" , "Fry quickly in hot fat" .)