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Lemon recipes Sept 26, 2016 17:54:08 GMT

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I started making some lemoncello today so it'll be ready in time for Christmas and have been left with 8 lemons, minus their zest.

Other than lemonade or freezing slices for drinks what I can make with them? Most recipes need the zest as well as the juice, I've found a lemon tart that looks good but does anyone have any other thoughts or ideas?

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Lemon & Basil Chicken

I make this regularly. It's a Nigel Slater recipe.

6 free-range chicken pieces, bone in
olive oil
2 juicy cloves of garlic
1 lemon
a large handful of basil leaves (about 30)
a glass of white wine

Season the chicken and put the pieces in a roasting tin. Pour over enough olive oil to moisten them and make a shallow pool in the tin. Squash the garlic in its skin and tuck it in amongst the chicken. Squeeze the lemon over the chicken and drop the empty shells in, too. Roast for 30 minutes in an oven preheated to 200 C/gas mark 6, then tear up the basil and toss it about a bit with the chicken. Return to the oven for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven, pour the wine over the chicken, then put the roasting tin over a hot flame and let the wine bubble for a minute. Eat with a few green salad leaves, such as Little Gem lettuce, to mop up the sticky, aromatic pan juices from your plate.

Deleted Posts: 0	Lemon recipes Sept 26, 2016 18:31:54 GMT via mobile Diamond Diva likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 18:31:54 GMT Another Nigel Slater. I don't bother with the preserved lemons as I don't like the buggas. www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/stickychickenthighsw_92523

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Lemon recipes Sept 26, 2016 19:11:49 GMT

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Juice them and freeze in ice cube trays, my trays cube at about 25ml which is handy when cooking or making cocktails. I transfer the cubes to a bag or tub once frozen. I often do this with limes in advance to save messing about when I need them.

Or you could always make more limocello for next summer, it's not going to go off in the freezer and you might need some in an emergency?

Yorko Administrator Posts: 33,531 Mood: Y	Lemon recipes Sept 26, 2016 19:15:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Yorko on Sept 26, 2016 19:15:09 GMT Sept 26, 2016 19:11:49 GMT Frazz said: you might need some in an emergency

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Lemon recipes Sept 26, 2016 20:08:07 GMT

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What's Limencello? you've been missing out Itchy! Basically it's lemon infused vodka and tastes fantastic, you can buy it in the shops but making your own is much nicer. I made orangecello last year and ofcourse you can eat the oranges after but not lemons hence the ideas of what to do with them

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Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,470	Lemon recipes Sept 26, 2016 22:44:36 GMT Frazz and Diamond Diva like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Sept 26, 2016 22:44:36 GMT Pink champagne sorbet for Christmas www.bakingmad.com/pink-champagne-sorbet-recipe/
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Lemon recipes Sept 27, 2016 17:52:13 GMT Diamond Diva likes this

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I had a starter of fresh fruit served with prosecco strawberry sorbet on my birthday, it was absolutely delicious. I will give the recipe a go next year when the strawberries are at their best.

I'll use pureed strawberries in place of the water.

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Lemon recipes Sept 27, 2016 18:00:33 GMT Frazz likes this

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Post by Nellie on Sept 27, 2016 18:00:33 GMT

Those of us of a certain vintage will probably still have a copy of the Reader's Digest Cookery Year recipe book - along with the Russell Hobbs kettle in either polished or brushed stainless steel - and there is a recipe in the December section for a champagne sorbet called "Champagne Charlie". I have made that for a couple of New Year's Eve dinners and subsituted the champagne for cava. It retains the fizz even when heated and is very nice after a filling, wintry meal.

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Frazz Full Member Posts: 19,781	Lemon recipes Sept 27, 2016 18:15:02 GMT Nellie and Diamond Diva like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Sept 27, 2016 18:15:02 GMT This one is not a sorbet but sounds pretty good Nellie? Champagne Charlie ice cream

Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,470	Lemon recipes Sept 27, 2016 18:21:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Sept 27, 2016 18:21:43 GMT Oh dear, I'm losing my mind! Now you come to mention it, I think it may have been ice cream not sorbet. The chocolate semiifreddo looks nice too. Have never made one of those.
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Diamond Diva Full Member Posts: 9,357 Mood: Cocktail	Lemon recipes Sept 27, 2016 18:33:55 GMT Nellie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Diamond Diva on Sept 27, 2016 18:33:55 GMT The prosecco strawberry sorbet and Champagne Charlie ice cream recipes look good but they don't have lemons in them so don't help with my lemon mountain LOL
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