caramelize
/ˈkɛrəməˌlaɪz/
verb
- To heat sugar or a food containing sugar until it turns brown and develops a rich, sweet flavor.
- I love to caramelize bananas in butter and brown sugar for a quick dessert.
- You should caramelize the sugar in a heavy pan until it becomes a deep amber color.
- The chef taught us how to caramelize onions slowly for a sweet, golden result.
- To become brown and sweet through the application of heat, as sugar does.
- If you cook the apples long enough, they will caramelize and taste like candy.
- The top of the crème brûlée needs to caramelize under a hot broiler.
- The natural sugars in the carrots began to caramelize as they roasted in the oven.
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