Recipe Tip: Preserved Lemon

Top Recipe by Constantin Fischer. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. Preserved Lemons add an exquisite touch to salads and go wonderfully with chicken or fish. They even put a little bit of magic in whipped butter. Constantin Fischer´s recipe: How to preserve a lemon.

Ingredients

• 1 organic lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick, approx 3 cm
• 2 cloves
• 4 fennel seeds
• 6 coriander seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• 1 preserving jar

Steps

1. Wash lemon and cut down the middle but without halving it completely.
2. Open the lemon with your fingers and fill with salt. Place the lemon with the spices in a preserving jar and add a further 2 tablespoons of salt per lemon.
3. Fill the jar to the brim with boiling water, seal and store in a dark and cool place for at least four weeks to infuse.
4. Remove pieces of lemon as required from the jar. Only use the peel, this will add a special touch to any dish.
5. The water from the salt lemon can also be used to season salad dressings.