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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak the lemons in water for 2 to 3 days, changing the water 2 - 3 times, once a day. | 2. Pat the lemons dry and quarter them from the top to just above the bottom, about 1/2" - leaving them in one piece. | 3. Open up the lemons slightly, and sprinkle the sea salt onto the cut flesh - reshape them afterwards, so they look whole again. | 4. Place half the remaining salt in the bottom of a large Sterilising jar; I use 1.5 litre Kilner jar for this amount. | 5. Pack the lemons in and add the bay leaf and spices amongst the lemons. | 6. Add the remaining salt & press down to release the lemon juice from the lemons. | 7. Pour over the lemon juice - it's difficult to say exactly how much, but the last time I made these, I used about 500mls of unsweetened lemon juice; and in the past, I have used between 6 & 8 fresh lemons, squeezed - depending on the juiciness & size of lemons! | 8. Seal and leave for at least one month; these will last up to 6-10 months in ideal conditions, dark & cool. | 9. When you come to use the lemons, make sure you rinse them thoroughly beforehand. | 10. IDEAS: Chop them up finely and add to baked fish dishes; put a whole lemon in to the cavity of a chicken to roast - take it out when cooked, and chop up finely and add to any gravy or sauce; Cut into quarters and add to tagines & stews; finely dice a lemon and add to sauces and stocks for stews & crockpot recipes -- the list is endless! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lemon	6		unwaxed	7.685	2.4698	0.2915	0.0795
sea salt	125		coarse	-	-	-	-
clove	2			11.508	2.7523	0.2507	0.546
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
coriander seed	8			42.912	7.9186	1.7813	2.5589
black peppercorn	8			-	-	-	-
lemon juice	6		unsweetened	20.13	6.3135	0.3202	0.2196
kilner	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.