Ingredients:
- 3 cinnamon sticks (per bottle)
- 4 cloves (per bottle)
- 1 hot pepper, red, whole (per bottle)
- oil , of your choice
Directions:
- Wash lemons very well (don't use any coated in wax). Put in a bowl and pour over boiling water. Leave for 30 seconds or so.
- Remove, cool, and cut into quarters, lengthwise.
- Put a 1/4 - 1/2 inch layer of coarse salt in the bottom of your jar (or 2 smaller jars).
- Pack in the lemon quarters. To each jar add the cinnamon sticks, coriander seeds and cloves, decoratively, and add a red chilli pepper to each bottle.
- Layer with another 1/4 inch of coarse salt.
- Fill the jar with oil - you could use sunflower or any oil which has a neutral flavour.
- Close jars tightly, and leave to stand in a cool place - but not in the fridge - for about 3 weeks.
- Rinse off the salt before using.
- Uses:.
- Chop finely to use in chicken dishes, especially if there are olives in the dish;.
- Stuff a chicken with pickled lemon quarters before roasting.
- Put a roast for the oven (leg of lamb is ideal) on a layer of lemons.
- Slice and chop very finely, add fresh chopped coriander leaves, parsley or fresh basil and add some virgin olive oil, as a sauce for fish fillets.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 35.79 Kcal (150 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 0.73 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 0.08g | 0% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 3.09mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 188.53mg | 4% | |
| Total Carbs | 9.86g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 3.8g | 15% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.39g | 14% | |
| Protein | 1.22g | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 84.3mg | 140% | |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 27.9mg | 3% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 30.54 Kcal (128 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 0.62 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 0.07g | 0% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 2.63mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 160.87mg | 4% | |
| Total Carbs | 8.42g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 3.24g | 15% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.9g | 14% | |
| Protein | 1.04g | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 71.9mg | 140% | |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 23.8mg | 3% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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