Shelf · Fire & pan · Low heat
Sweating aromatics
Cooking aromatics gently in fat until soft and translucent, without color.
- The temperature band
- The pan · 80 to 120 °C
- The time
- About 5 min
Why it works
Low heat draws out moisture and mellows harsh sulfur compounds while keeping sugars from browning, building a sweet base.
The tell
Onions go glassy and limp with a soft hiss and no browned edges.
- Opaque
- Glassy
- Edges gilded
How it fails
Too hot and the edges brown into a different, bittersweet flavor — lower the heat and add a pinch of salt to draw water.
Open the card in Rikaido
In the app, the card opens on the recipe step that names it, with the tell drawn.
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