brown up

To go golden-brown when you cook something, like toast or fried onions.

"Brown up the onions in butter before adding the garlic."

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to 8 minutes to really brown up.

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So, brown up the beef, toss that saucy

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First, you need to brown up some chunks of

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And then we're going to brown up our beef cubes.

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