Simple Preserved Lemons

by steven07 in Cooking > Canning & Preserving

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Simple Preserved Lemons

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Tired of not being able to eat your lemons skin and all?
Would you like to know how to create your own preserved lemons?
well its very simple

Equipment & Ingredients

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For this project you will need:

3-4 Lemons (Cleaned)
3-4 Tablespoons of sea salt
1 Sterilized glass jar
Bay leaves / lemon leaves (These are optional)
1 Knife
1 Chopping board

Putting Salt in the Jar

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Put about 2 table spoons of sea salt in the base of the jar

Packing the Jar

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1. Slice up a lemon into quarters or smaller if you have a large lemon.
2. Force the quarters into the jar.
3. Place a few leaves in between lemons.
4. And repeat until the jar is full

Finishing Up

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Now the Jar is filled put another tablespoon or so of sea salt in the jar.
Place a leaf on top if you want.
Now close the lid very tight .

Your Done

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So now your done the liquid within the lemon should start to leave
the lemons and go into the jar this dissolves the salt.
It will take about 3 weeks until your preserved will be lemon ready.

before using your preserved lemon wash it in water to remove excess salt