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Needing One Preserved Lemon Now

this is another of those kitchen hint "recipes"! you might want to make a nice moroccan dish, or some recipe calling for a preserved lemon, which you do not have at hand. this little recipe is supposed to help you out.

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Ingredients

  • lemon
  • salt
  • boiling water

Preparation

  1. 1slice the lemon from the stem side down into quarters , but try not to cut right though -- keep it attached at the bottom end
  2. 2put it in a small bowl with just a little room at the sides
  3. 3if you don't have a suitably deep bowl for an almost whole lemon , cut the lemon right through into 4 separate quarters
  4. 4sprinkle over the salt
  5. 5boil water in a kettle and pour it over the lemon or lemon quarters
  6. 6use a weight or weighted-down small plate to keep the lemon submerged
  7. 7leave for an hour or more
  8. 8you can try , over very low heat , to keep the liquid hot , which works better
  9. 9after an hour , especially if the water didn't go cold , the rind and flesh should be tender
  10. 10use in your recipe