Monday, 28 May 2012

Preserved Lemons with Red Chillies

I am hoping to enjoy lots of North African inspired recipes come Summertime, so I decided to go ahead and make my own Preserved Lemons.  In the past, I have to admit, I have always purchased them from a Middle Eastern store, not this time, especially as its pretty easy and thrifty to make your own.  Follow any recipe for Preserved Lemons and just add a couple of bay leaves, a few fresh red chillies, pierced along with a handful of coriander seeds.

I hope to be enjoying and sharing some of these pickly lemons next month.
I am linking this rather large jar of home-made Preserved Lemons with Red Chillies with Nazima at Working London Mummy  and Laura at How To Cook Good Food for the One Ingredient: Lemon event; and Jill at Real Food Forager who is hosting Fat Tuesday 29th May 2012.  
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16 comments:

  1. StephenC28 May 2012 at 20:49

    I have thought of making preserved lemons many times over the years. Maybe this post will push me over the edge! Thanks.

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    1. Shaheen29 May 2012 at 19:28

      Thanks Stephen, I hope you do. Its a super store cupboard ingredient to add pazzaz to couscous dishes.

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  2. Anonymous28 May 2012 at 20:54

    mmm lemons and chilis --- i bet thats delicious! yum!

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  3. laura@howtocookgoodfood28 May 2012 at 21:50

    What a brilliant idea. This is something I have always wanted to do but have not yet manage it! I love anything pickled and all things chilli related and will be watching to see what you use them for!
    Thanks so much for entering #oneingredient this month :)
    Laura@howtocookgoodfood
    xxx

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    1. Shaheen29 May 2012 at 19:29

      Thank you Laura. I'm lookign forward to using them too, hopefully they will turn out fine.

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  4. Alida28 May 2012 at 22:30

    Mmm... looks very interesting! I have never tried this before.

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  5. Cabbage Tree Farm29 May 2012 at 00:02

    I've preserved lemons before but never added anything with them, chillies are a great addition!

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  6. Shaheen29 May 2012 at 19:30

    Thanks Bridget, maybe the next time you do preserved lemons add other ingredients to it. I wish I had thrown in some herbs too.

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  7. Unknown30 May 2012 at 02:44

    ooooh! this is something i use in a lot of cooking but never thought to do myself either. on it!

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    1. Shaheen30 May 2012 at 10:57

      Thanks Kristy,
      Hope you get to make your own.

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  8. mjskit30 May 2012 at 03:56

    I love preserved lemons and always have a homemade jar in the fridge. However, I don't add bay leaf and chile. I love that idea! I will be doing that with the next batch! Gorgeous jar of lemons!

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  9. Shaheen30 May 2012 at 10:58

    Thanks mjskit.
    Those I've seen in Middle Eastern stores always have other ingredients in them.

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  10. Unknown4 June 2012 at 23:35

    I love this recipe, I don't do much preserving but this recipe is one I may use since I can think of lots of uses for the lemons

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    1. Shaheen5 June 2012 at 10:16

      Thank you Nazima, I never used too - up until a few years ago.

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