caramelise
/ˈkɛrəməlaɪz/
verb
- To heat sugar or a food containing sugar until it turns brown and develops a rich, sweet flavor.
- You should caramelise the onions slowly to bring out their natural sweetness.
- She learned to caramelise the top of the crème brûlée with a kitchen torch.
- The recipe says to caramelise the sugar in a pan until it becomes a golden syrup.
- To become brown and sweet through heating (used intransitively).
- The edges of the cake began to caramelise as it baked in the oven.
- If you cook the apples long enough, they will caramelise and taste like candy.
- Let the sugar caramelise without stirring until it reaches the right color.
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