Aromatic bay leaves add herbal notes to this make-at-home version of preserved lemons, a classic ingredient in North African and Middle Eastern cuisine.
20m
PREP TIME
5
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 large lemons, scrubbed
- 2/3 cup kosher salt
- 4 McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Turkish Bay Leaves, torn into pieces
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice, from 5 large lemons
- Sterilized jar with lid, 6-cup capacity
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Bring water to boil in large saucepan. Add lemons; cook 5 minutes to soften peel. Drain. Dry lemons well. Cut each lemon into 8 wedges, discarding seeds
- 2 Mix salt and bay leaves in large bowl. Add lemon wedges; toss to coat well. Using a sterilized spoon, pack lemons and salt tightly in sterilized jar. Add enough lemon juice to fill jar to the rim. (Lemon wedges should be completely covered in salt and lemon juice.) Cover jar. Let stand at room temperature in cool dry place 7 days. Shake jar gently each day to redistribute lemon juice and salt
- 3 To use preserved lemon, remove lemon with a clean utensil. Rinse the lemon under running water, removing and discarding the pulp. Once opened, refrigerate preserved lemons in covered jar up to 6 months
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NUTRITION INFORMATION
(per Serving)Nutrition information coming soon.
