{"id":2627,"slug":"preserved-lemon","title":"Preserved Lemon","description":"Preserved lemons are a common flavoring agent in Moroccan cuisine, particularly in very slow braises known as tagines. They are also found as an unusual cocktail garnish.","ingredients_raw":["Lemons","Salt"],"ingredients_norm":["lemon","salt"],"steps":["Poke holes in the lemons with a sharp knife. Pack them in an airtight jar, separating them from one another with salt.","Cover the jar, and store in a dark place for a day. If the lemons have not released enough liquid to cover, add additional salt and reseal the jar.","Store in a cool dark place for approximately 2 weeks. Refrigerate afterwards."],"categories":["Pickle recipes","Recipes using lemon","Vegan recipes","Moroccan recipes","Recipes for pickles"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Preserved_Lemon","source_ref":"4515706","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Preserved_Lemon&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"5d97ed255751326dbc896fd54093b1fc27b97241c4ecbb27abd7d718be3286a7","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:15Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:15Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/preserved-lemon"}