MetaChat REGISTER   ||   LOGIN   ||   IMAGES ARE OFF   ||   RECENT COMMENTS




artphoto by splunge
artphoto by TheophileEscargot
artphoto by Kronos_to_Earth
artphoto by ethylene

Home

About

Search

Archives

Mecha Wiki

Metachat Eye

Emcee

IRC Channels

IRC FAQ


 RSS


Comment Feed:

RSS

25 January 2007

Moroccan preserved lemons rock! At the beginning of December I made up a batch of preserved lemons.
[More:]
Take a bunch of lemons and a big jar. Shave the nobbley ends of the lemons and then quarter them about 75% the way through. Pour a tablespoon or so of sea or Kosher salt into each lemon. Add a couple of tablespoons of salt to the bottom of the jar. Add 1 Cinnamon stick, 1 Clove for every two lemons, 2 coriander seeds for each lemon, 1 black peppercorn for each lemon, and 1 Bay leaf for every 6 lemons.

Start jamming the lemons into the jar. Pack them tight and then squeeze lemons over them until all the lemons in the jar are covered. Cap the jar and let sit at room temperature. Shake the jar each day for 6 to 8 weeks.

To use your preserved lemons pull a few out and whip off the pulp with your fingers under cold running water. Chop the skins and use as a seasoning. Awesome.

Refrigerate after opening.

Compliments, ginger, saffron, turmeric, cinnamon, coriander, olives, and of course lemon grass and ginger.

I made a tajine of chicken with them tonight and we loved it.
Ooh, I've been meaning to do this!

Homemade limoncello rocks too. Same principle, but you use vodka.
posted by mudpuppie 25 January | 01:20
Oh, and you know they are done right when you take them from the jar and they feel like they are in olive oil. The process draws out the lemon oils and that seams to be what makes it great.
posted by arse_hat 25 January | 01:24
Oh this sound like such a good idea!

And my sister makes limoncello to DIE for! I have some in my freezer right now...
posted by Specklet 25 January | 02:06
Shopping at the shuk in west Jerusalem last year, I was at my favorite olive stand when I heard a group of Haredi guys in front of me ask the shopkeeper for "the red stuff". Surreptitiously, he reached under the counter and pulled out plastic container of olives marinating in a viscous red fluid. When it was my turn, I asked for the same thing and he tried to warn me off. I persisted, though.

It turned out to be the most amazing concoction. Fat green olives cured with preserved lemons and then marinated in a hot pepper sauce. Easily one of the more complex and delicious things I've ever put in my mouth and probably what I will miss most when I move back to the States this summer.
posted by felix betachat 25 January | 06:12
I am intruiged.

If you ever do this again, could you take pictures of the process? I'm a very visual learner :P (Read: I'm half retarded with cooking unless someone shows me).

Specklet: My dad loves limoncello. He's been thinking about making it himself. How would he go about finding the process to do it?
posted by CitrusFreak12 25 January | 12:43
CF, there're dozens of recipes online. It's not at all difficult, just takes some time.
posted by Specklet 25 January | 13:14
CitrusFreak12, I will take pictures but it will be awhile. I made a very big jar.
posted by arse_hat 25 January | 15:03
Great! I will wait patiently in the background, for now.
≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by CitrusFreak12 26 January | 10:14
Why do I seem to stumble on this stuff? || Hawt. Cutie-re.

HOME  ||   REGISTER  ||   LOGIN