caramelize

verb — 3 senses

caramelize

verb

/ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/ · /ˈkɑɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/

Etymology From caramel + -ize.

1

Cooking, Food, Lifestyle To convert (sugar) into caramel.

2

Cooking, Food, Lifestyle To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.

Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.

3

Cooking, Food, Lifestyle To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.

Derived terms: caramelization, caramelizer, uncaramelized

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