caramelizing
Heating until brown
Caramelizing is heating sugar until it melts, browns, and develops a rich, nutty flavor.
The technique applies to plain sugar for sauces and candies, or to naturally sugary foods like onions: Caramelizing the onions takes about forty minutes over low heat.
The process transforms bland sweetness into something deeper and more complex.
Food darkening when cooked
- sautéingQuick cooking in fat
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- deglazingDissolving pan drippings
searing · torching · stirring · melting · coating · drizzling · finishing · tempering
Bright yellow, or precious
- crustHard outer layer
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- lacqueredCoated with hard gloss
- glossySmooth and shiny
sticky · gooey · charred · burnt · jammy · syrupy · glaze · fond
Pungent layered cooking bulbs
- shallotsMild clustered cooking bulbs
- leeksMild bulb vegetables
- bananasCurved yellow fruit
- applesRound tree fruit
pears · figs · fennel · carrots · crème brûlée · flan · croquembouche · plantains
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- brown sugarMolasses-flavored granulated sweetener
muscovado · maple · honey · treacle · palm sugar · jaggery · piloncillo · turbinado
browning
Food darkening when cooked
deglazing · searing · torching · stirring · melting · coating · drizzling · finishing · tempering · flambéing
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
glossy · sticky · gooey · charred · burnt · jammy · syrupy · glaze · fond · bark
onions
Pungent layered cooking bulbs
apples · pears · figs · fennel · carrots · crème brûlée · flan · croquembouche · plantains · pineapple
sucrose
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
brown sugar · muscovado · maple · honey · treacle · palm sugar · jaggery · piloncillo · turbinado · toffee
- cookingbaking, chop, boiling, dice, mince
- cooking techniquessear, simmering, boiling, frying, saute
- cooking termsbaste, baking, blanch, braise, roasting
- food prepchopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, peeling
- grillinggrill, searing, gas grill, charring, coals
- cast ironcast iron, skillet, Dutch oven, dutch oven, frying pan
caramelizingcooling
Losing thermal energy
chilling · freezing · refrigerating · raw · uncooked
caramelizingcrystallizing
Forming into crystals
seizing · burning · scorching · dissolving · melting
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