Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be converted into a brown syrup.
- intransitive verb To cook (food), often with sugar, until a brown syrup is formed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To transform or convert into caramel: as, caramelized sugar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to to convert [usu. sugar] into caramel, by the action of heat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To convert
sugar intocaramel . - verb To
brown sugar by means ofheat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb convert to caramel
- verb be converted into caramel
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Examples
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As they cook, the onions keep going and eventually they are going to caramelize, which is a controlled burn of the sugars in the onion, and that's going to give a savory sweet underflavor to the soup.
RECIPES FROM GINNY BATES Maggie Jochild 2007
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The bacon grease would fry the edges of the cornbread and the sugar would caramelize to make beautiful rich brown crust.
Cornbread -- how sweet it is | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Sweeteners such as sugar, in order to caramelize the carnitas?
Carnitas Knowledge?? 2009
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Once the apples are sizzling, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the stew is ready, stirring occasionally and letting the onions and apples caramelize.
Archive 2009-10-01 Laura 2009
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Sweeteners such as sugar, in order to caramelize the carnitas?
Carnitas Knowledge?? 2009
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In this episode, while she's waiting for the sugar, corn syrup, and water mixture to come to the boil and caramelize, she says, People are scared of recipes that have spun sugar.
Archive 2009-01-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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The dates nearly caramelize in the oven, and the salty bacon, the sweet date, and the crunchy almond exploding in your mouth all at the same time, well, it's just a bit spectacular considering it's all wrapped up in such a small little bundle.
Archive 2009-01-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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This will caramelize the cabbage and a touch of salt will be good seasoning or else some thin slices of bacon or salt beef will suit all tastes and religion.
Grand Rounds aka TBTAM 2009
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In this episode, while she's waiting for the sugar, corn syrup, and water mixture to come to the boil and caramelize, she says, People are scared of recipes that have spun sugar.
Cracking a Caged Cake is Better than Blowing Out Candles Sarah Lenz 2009
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The liquid should reduce and caramelize on the skin of the goat.
Get Your Goat On Katy McLaughlin 2012
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