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Preserved lemons

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  • Yields: 500 ml |
  • Difficulty:

  • Prep Time : 20 mins |
  • Cook Time : 0 mins
Categories: Fruit, Main Ingredient
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Ingredients

  • 3–4 small lemons
  • ½ C (125 ml) salt
  • fresh lemon juice, enough to fill up the jars

Method

Cut the lemons into quarters, leaving them attached at the stalk end. Sprinkle as much salt as you can into the cuts, squeeze the lemons back into shape, and push into a sterilised 500 ml jar, stalk end down, packing them in tightly – they might need a little persuasion, but they will fit.
Sprinkle the rest of the salt over, seal and leave for 4–5 days. Give the jar a shake every now and then, until the lemons have produced quite a lot of juice.
Top up the jar with fresh lemon juice so that the lemons are completely covered. Seal and leave for a couple of weeks before using.