Preserved lemons
By: Gioconda Scott From: Gioconda Scott's Paradise Kitchen
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Preserved lemons
- Prep time:
- 20 mins, plus marinating
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
- Makes 7 preserved lemons
Add to your larder with Gioconda's recipe for preserved lemons, used to add a delicious flavour to various dishes
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Ingredients
- 7 unwaxed Lemons, well-washed
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 115g rock salt
- 2 tsp sweet Paprika
Method
1. Place the lemons in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and cook briskly until the lemons are tender, around 10-15 minutes.2. Turn off the heat and leave the lemons to soak in their cooking water for 4 hours.
3. Drain the lemons and cut a deep cross on each lemon, making sure you don't totally cut through the lemons.
4. In a pestle and mortar grind together the cumin and peppercorns. Mix with the rock salt.
5. Sprinkle salt generously over the lemons making sure that the salt penetrates inside the lemons.
6. Place the lemons inside a sterilised jar and add the remaining spiced salt. Sprinkle with the paprika and seal the jar tightly.
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Scottydog they take about 6 weeks to be ready to use. They can be kept in the fridge or in a cupboard. They are preserved so they should not need fridging. Just rinse lightly & pat dry before use.
well I've given it a go, let's see what happens? Does anyone know how long you need to preserve them before they are ready and then how long they last before they go off? and what about storage, in the fridge or just the cupboard?