Anyone suggest a yummy recipe using preserved lemons?

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Have bought them cos they looked nice and now don't know what to do with them.

PTMD - I have used preseved lemons in recipes (did them ourselves you know ). But I'll have to dig it out. Remind me in a few days if you're still interested.

Try a search for moroccan recipes - or just put them in something like a chickpea casserole or cous cous dish - they sound lovely but I've never used them I'm afraid

Chicken tagine with green olives and preserved lemons:

Whole chicken (3lb or so)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
Small bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
Juice of half a lemon
1 tsp coarse salt
4 tbsp olive oil
Large onion, grated
Pinch saffron
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground black perrer
1 cinnamon stick
175g/6oz cracked green olives
2 preserved lemons, cut into strips

Put chicken in deep dish.
Rub garlic, coriander, lemon juice and salt into body cavity.
Mix olive oil, grated onion, saffron, ginger & pepper and rub this mixture all over the outside of the chicken.
Cover & leave to stand for 30 mins or so.
Transfer chicken to a heavy flameproof casserole (or a tagine if you have one)
Pour marinating juices over and enough water to come half way up the chicken
Add cinnamon stick and bring water to the boil
Reduce heat and simmer for about 1 hour, turning chicken occasionally
Preheat oven to Gas mark 2/150 degrees C/300 degrees F
Lift chicken out of casserole and put on plate, covered with foil
Reduce the cooking liquid by boiling for 5 minutes
Replace chicken in liquid and baste thoroughly
Add olives and preserved lemaons and cook in oven for about 15 mins

EAT! (with cous cous and salad is nice)

That sounds like the one I did. Get a tagine from Lakeland

v yummy. I'm gonna make it next week- thanks for reminding me about it,ptmd- haven't made it for ages.

I'm sure that Claudia Roden has some recipes using preserved lemons. Unfortunately I've lent my copy to a friend - she'd better give it back soon, I LOVE that book! Maybe someone else has a copy? As far as I can recall, there is a fish recipe where the fish is stewed or baked in a marinade of spices and lemons. You probably have to rinse them first. They might also be nice with roast lamb.

Are they preserved with salt? If so, you can make an awesome salad dressing. Just mix them with olive oil and dress the salad...it' really light and tasty.

Thanks scummymummy and everyone else! Yum.

What the hell are preserved lemons??????????
Never heard of a preserved lemon before!!!!!!!!!!
Even so scrummy mummy that sounds lovely

TC - sterilise a bottle/jar, chop up lemons in half to fill jar, fill until cover lemons with olive oil, leave for about 4 months. I think that's what I did. But they smell FANTASTIC now. Really intense and lemony.

Ohh Tinker, will do this at weekend, thank you. Sounds amazing.