Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : to brown onions before adding them to the stew. The potatoes browned in the pan.    From Dictionary.com. 

Oh wow, roasting the spices in browned butter ... yeah I would say that would do it for me too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pumpkin Patch Spice Cupcakes (You will just have to pretend you can see them!)] Reference

My grandma made it all the time and would sometimes throw in browned chorizo or her refried beans.    From Wordnik.com.  [A more natural chile con queso | Homesick Texan] Reference

And new potatoes tossed in browned butter.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Potatoes with Browned Butter ♥ | A Veggie Venture] Reference

They are then sprinkled with breadcrumbs, and browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference

Bake in a buttered dish until firm and slightly browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference

A few models can produce nicely browned, crispy chicken.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buy the best microwave oven] Reference

Fry in hot fat (or deep fat) until well browned on both sides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

Cut into slices, dip in flour and fry in hot fat until browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

And has parched and browned the meadows, and the creek's run dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems] Reference

Both turkeys were nicely browned, crispy outside, and juicy inside.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tip of the Day: Time- and money-saving steps for a better Thanksgiving] Reference

Bake slowly until well browned, basting at intervals with the juices.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Suffrage Cook Book] Reference

Crusts of rye bread were browned, ground, and boiled; this was coffee.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference

I took out an antique wedding dress; the old lace had browned with age.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traveling Lightheaded] Reference

Put the fish in the pan and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [Excerpt: Recipes from 'The Fertility Diet'] Reference

They should be small and very thin for this purpose and browned delicately.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference

When one side has browned, turn the meat over and repeat on the other side.    From Wordnik.com.  [Food for Fort: Unbreakable cafetières, small joints and condensed milk] Reference

The salmon was excellent, lightly browned and seared outside, moist inside.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Outdoor electric grills] Reference

Cover pie with narrow strips of dough, criss-crossed and bake until browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

You know it's ready when you can smell it - also the edges should be browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [EconomyBites: Recession Recipe: Yogurt and Granola] Reference

Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat (360-f) and cook 2 to 5 minutes or until browned.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

           I pick at the browned leaves on my plant in the kitchen window.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turtles Don't Have Hair] Reference

Strain five minutes before serving and thicken with 2 tablespoonfuls of browned flour.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference

Throughout the Midwest and the South, scores of towns have browned virtually overnight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brown Against Brown] Reference

His beauty is more manly, and his golden moustache glistens against his sun-browned skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

If broken into small pieces and browned in a hot oven, it is very nice to eat with soups.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference

  The combs were metal rakes browned from the fire and all of the lyes that had touched them.    From Wordnik.com.  [LYES] Reference

  My mother fixed our drinks as I prepared Rosie's dinner, a mixture of browned meat and rice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perfect] Reference

In the exact center of a table set for five lay a young pig, roasted whole and browned to a turn!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference

You can tell if they have browned too quickly by the cracks in them being still white and sticky.    From Wordnik.com.  [Choice Cookery] Reference

The family food consisted largely of bread and the slabs of thin meat, with a sort of coffee made from browned rye.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference

This one has browned chicken pieces, uncooked rice, a little grated onion, canned mushrooms, bouillon cubes and water.    From Wordnik.com.  ['I Hate to Cook': Kitchen companion to 'Mad Men'] Reference

Brown a good lump of butter in a spider, simmer the turnip slices in this until nicely browned, taking care not to burn them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference