Tell me what to do with preserved lemons please.

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The goddess Nigella was using them in her Christmas programme and said they were awesome. I didn't even know they existed but have stored the memory in my brain until now and just purchased some. What marvellous things (needless to say I can't remember what goddess Nigella did!) do I do with them good people?

Lots of things!

Not quite sure what sort of food you like but, if you do a google search for any of the below + preserved lemons there's a few decent recipes out there.

Sabrina Ghayour
Yotam Ottolenghi
Honey & Co

Also, Diana Henry has some good suggestions.

I think Jamie Oliver puts them in tagine and cous cous.

chicken tagine is fabulous with preserved lemons!

Thanks everyone. Worried perhaps it was a badly written recipe then and a matter of taste? I sometimes make cocktails using lemon (fresh) and never put in the amount recommended, far too lemony!
I would imagine it's one of those things you can easily over do.

I have read it's essential to remove the inside and only use the peel. I use them in Moroccan chicken. Have had a recipe I've used for years with lemon juice in it. It's much much better with chopped preserved lemon peel instead.

I see , thanks

Anything Moroccan or middle eastern. They are delicious but I have occasionally tried a nasty tasting one so it may depend on the lemon or the way it's prepared.

I've not removed the middle when I've used them in a tagine - have worked well

Give them to your MIL and say Here, have some lemmons cos you are so BitTAaaR, channel your inner Kate Nash and then LTB.

I use them in tagines and rice or cous cous things, but don’t generally actually eat them. Kind of like the cardamom pods in pilau rice, I know they’re there to make the food taste nice but they’re not to be directly chewed on