Preserved lemon... anyone use 'em?

[Fire Me Boy!]

I've got some Meyer lemons I've been preserving since January... they're ready now, and I've got no clue what to do with them. Any ideas from the CP collective?

[NewChief]

Love meyer lemons. Never preserved them, so I have no first hand experiences. Here are some ideas, though you may have already seen them:

http://www.eatingfromthegroundup.com...served-lemons/

[FD]

Definitely hummus, very easy to make and always a popular dip. I spread it on sandwiches, too.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Love meyer lemons. Never preserved them, so I have no first hand experiences. Here are some ideas, though you may have already seen them:

http://www.eatingfromthegroundup.com...served-lemons/

That fettucini with preserved lemon and roasted garlic may be a winner.

serves 4

2 heads of garlic
2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb fettucine
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 preserved lemon, rinsed under cold water, pulp and rind finely chopped
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, roughly chopped
fresh ground pepper

Preheat the oven or a toaster oven to 400 degrees. Chop off the very top of each head of garlic, and remove any excess layers of outer paper. Place each head of garlic on tin foil and drizzle each with a teaspoon of olive oil. Wrap in foil and roast for an hour, or until the cloves are very soft. Cool, and squeeze out the garlic. Set aside.

Get a large pot of salted water going, and boil the fettucini until tender and just done.

In a medium saucepan or skillet, combine the butter and remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. When the butter melts, add the garlic and preserved lemon. Cook for about a minute, stirring often.

Drain the fettucini, then toss with the lemon garlic mixture. Top with the parsley, ground pepper, and Parmesan cheese, and toss again to combine.

[Contrarian]

This thread is antiheterosexual!

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Contrarian

This thread is antiheterosexual!

So's your face.

[MOhillbilly]

My wife does some lemon salt jar thing.

[GloryDayz]

Never used them, but this sounds interesting.. Moroccan to Cambodian, interesting...

Usage

Pieces of pickled lemon may be washed before using to remove any surface salt, or blanched to remove more of the salt and bring out the natural mild sweetness. They may then be sliced, chopped, or minced as needed for the texture of the dish. The rind may be used with or without the pulp.

Preserved lemon is the key ingredient in many Moroccan dishes such as tagines. In Cambodian cuisine, it is used in dishes such as Ngam nguv, a chicken soup with whole preserved lemons. They are often combined in various ways with olives, artichokes, seafood, veal, chicken, and rice. Lemon Pickle is a standard accompaniment to curd rice, which is often the last course in South Indian Cuisine.

The pickled pulp and liquid can be used in Bloody Marys and other beverages where lemon and salt are used.[2] The flavor also combines well with horseradish, as in American-style cocktail sauce.

In Ayurvedic cuisine, lemon pickle is a home remedy for stomach disorders, and its value is said to increase as it matures.[3] In East African folk medicine, lemon pickle is given for excessive growth of the spleen.[4]

[Ace Gunner]

use with preserved tequila

[Contrarian]

Fire Me Boy I got a lemon preserved for ya.

[angelo]

FMB,
Look for tagine of chicken and olives. http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/mor...hick_lemon.htm
Serve with rice pilaf or cous cous.
We made it today in the advanced food preparation class I teach.
It is very good.
They are also good with oily fish(sardines, mackerel, tuna)

Angelo

[Joe Seahawk]

Meyer lemon infused tequila, then meyer lemon margaritas! Good Stuff!

http://onemartiniatatime.com/meyer-l...-margaritas-3/

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

Will they make waffles crisp?

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Contrarian

Fire Me Boy I got a lemon preserved for ya.

LOL, don't be a dick, dick...

[MahiMike]

We have a lemon tree that has lemons the size of grapefruit. My wife squeezes them and freezes the juice. She uses it on everything she cooks. My son uses it as salad dressing.