verb
- heating sugar or sugar-containing food until it turns brown and develops a rich, sweet flavor
Usage: cooking term
Examples
- She is caramelizing onions for the French onion soup.
- The chef spent twenty minutes caramelizing the sugar for the crème brûlée.
- Caramelizing the apples brings out their natural sweetness.
- The recipe calls for caramelizing the vegetables before adding the broth.
- He’s caramelizing brown sugar in the pan to make a sauce.
- Caramelizing takes patience and low heat to avoid burning.