Best Paula Wolferts Seven Day Preserved Lemons Recipes

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PAULA WOLFERT'S SEVEN-DAY PRESERVED LEMONS



Paula Wolfert's Seven-Day Preserved Lemons image

Categories     Condiment/Spread     Citrus     Fruit     No-Cook     Lemon     Summer     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 preserved lemons

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 large (about 6 ounces each) lemons (preferably thin-skinned), scrubbed
2/3 cup coarse salt
1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5 large lemons)
olive oil

Steps:

  • Dry lemons well and cut each into 8 wedges. In a bowl toss wedges with salt and transfer to a glass jar (about 6-cup capacity). Add lemon juice and cover jar with a tight-fitting glass lid or plastic-coated lid. Let lemons stand at room temperature 7 days, shaking jar each day to redistribute salt and juice. Add oil to cover lemons and store, covered and chilled, up to 6 months.

SIMPLE PRESERVED LEMONS



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This is an adaptation of Paula Wolfert's quick method, made even faster by blanching the lemons first. We love it in all kinds of salads and as a low-fat alternative to olives.

Provided by Mirj2338

Categories     Fruit

Time P5DT5m

Yield 48 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 1/2-3 lbs lemons (10 to 12)
2/3 cup coarse salt
1/4 cup olive oil

Steps:

  • Blanch 6 lemons in boiling water 5 minutes.
  • When cool enough to handle, cut lemons into 8 wedges each and discard seeds.
  • Toss with salt in a bowl and pack into jar.
  • Squeeze enough juice from remaining lemons to measure 1 cup.
  • Add enough juice to cover lemons and cover jar with lid.
  • Let stand at room temperature, shaking gently once a day, 5 days.
  • Add oil and chill.
  • Preserved lemons keep, chilled, up to 1 year.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 16.8, Fat 1.2, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 1580.2, Carbohydrate 2.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.6, Protein 0.3

PRESERVED LEMONS



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This is Paula Wolfert's original recipe from her 1973 book "Couscous and Other Good Food From Morocco," but I leave out the warm spices like cinnamon and cardamom so that the flavors are adaptable. The brightness of this pickle has lately elbowed its way out of Morocco's tagines. New York chefs add the minced peel to salads and garnish fried seafood with it; the cured-lemon flavor is particularly friendly to salmon, carrots, olives, parsley and potatoes. The lemony brine is great in a bloody mary.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     condiments

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 4

9 organic lemons
Kosher salt
1 heaping teaspoon black peppercorns
2 bay leaves

Steps:

  • Scrub 3 to 5 organic lemons, enough to fit snugly in a medium jar with a tight-fitting lid (have 2 to 4 more ready on the side). Slice each lemon from the top to within 1/2 inch of the bottom, almost cutting them into quarters but leaving them attached at one end. Rub kosher salt over the cut surfaces, then reshape the fruit. Cover the bottom of the jar with more kosher salt. Fit all the cut lemons in, breaking them apart if necessary. Sprinkle salt on each layer.
  • Press the lemons down to release their juices. Add to the jar the peppercorns and bay leaves, then squeeze the additional lemons into the jar until juice covers everything.
  • Close the jar and let ripen at cool room temperature, shaking the jar every day for 3 to 4 weeks, or until the rinds are tender to the bite. Then store it in the refrigerator.
  • To use, remove a piece of lemon and rinse it. (Add more fresh lemons to the brine as you use them up.) The minced rind is added at the very end of cooking or used raw; the pulp can be added to a simmering pot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 81, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 612 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams

PRESERVED LEMONS FOR MOROCCAN FISH TAGINE



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This preserved lemon recipe from chef Paula Wolfert's "Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking" is used to make her Moroccan Fish Tagine.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Gluten-Free Recipes

Yield Makes 2 lemons

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 large lemons, scrubbed, dried, and each cut into 8 wedges
1/3 cup coarse salt
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
Extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • Place lemons in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with salt and toss to coat. Transfer to a clean 1-cup glass jar with a lid; add lemon juice. Cover jar and let stand at room temperature for 7 days, shaking jar daily to distribute salt and juice.
  • To store lemons, add enough olive oil to cover and refrigerate for up to 1 year. Rinse lemons before using.

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