The phrase "allow it to soak" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when instructing someone to let something sit in a liquid for a period of time, typically to absorb flavors or soften.
Example: "After adding the pasta to the boiling water, allow it to soak for about 10 minutes until it becomes tender."
Alternatives: "let it steep" or "permit it to soak."
5 Reduce the oven temperature to 160C/325F/gas mark 3. Pour the custard over the cooked filo sheets and allow it to soak for about 5 minutes, then bake until the custard has set – about 15-20 minutes.
He goes the Swiss roll route, and Brian, who has been silently observing with his arms crossed, quickly and correctly diagnoses #fail: There won't be a lot of ice cream left by the time Mat is done, as he'll either push it out or allow it to soak in.
Pilot projects have involved felling trees into streams to slow down the flow, and building earth banks to catch run-off water and allow it to soak away.
Spray onto the face to set your makeup before your journey and allow it to soak into the skin for that no makeup makeup look!
A handful of pilot projects have pioneered cheap small-scale measures like felling trees into streams to slow down the flow, and building earth banks to catch run-off water and allow it to soak away.
Allow it to soak for three hours.
That "tasteless" quality allows it to soak up surrounding flavors like a sponge, and its stereotyped "weird" texture?
The terrace holds the water on the land, allowing it to soak into the soil and reducing or preventing gullying.
Injecting CO2 (or other gases) into the formation and allowing it to "soak" re-pressurizes the reservoir and improves oil mobility, boosting production from the well.
One involves storing surplus river water in the ground, by flooding it onto "spreading basins" in the desert and allowing it to soak in.
Sprinkle the grenadine and water with the gelatin, allowing it to soak for 2 minutes.
