This comes to us from the Weston A. Price Foundation. I haven’t made this yet, but I did preserve lemon slices once and they were very good. Salt and lemon, yum, tasted like a margarita!
Moroccan Preserved Lemons
This recipe is taken from the recently published article The Nourishing Traditions of Morocco and based on a recipe provided by Jacqueline Hahn.
Ingredients
5 Meyer lemons
2 tablespoons finely ground unrefined sea salt or mined salt
Instructions
- Trim the very tips from the lemons but don’t expose the flesh. Slice the lemons lengthwise into quarters without slicing completely through, so that you keep the quarters connected at the base.
- Sprinkle the inside of the lemons with a generous pinch of salt, and then pack them tightly into a 24-ounce (or 750-ml) glass jar. Sprinkle each layer of lemons with additional salt.
- Press the lemons down tightly in the jar so that they release their juices and combine with the salt into a brine that submerges the lemons completely. Place a weight over the lemons and seal the jar. Use an airtight container to help prevent mold formation. A weight to keep the lemons submerged and a fermentation seal will help even more. Allow the lemons to ferment at least a month before opening the jar to taste them and ensure the pith is no longer bitter. It may take two months!
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I just noticed that this is my 777th post to this newsletter over the last 13 years! Must be luck number 7.
