caramelize

Etymology

From caramel + -ize.

verb

  1. (cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
  2. (cooking, transitive) 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, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.

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