Lemons are used in cooking entirely, but most often you will meet dishes with lemon juice. They are sprinkled with fish to get rid of the characteristic aroma. Seafood is pickled in it, added to salad dressings and sauces, and the taste of compotes, jam and jam cocktails is improved. Lemon juice can be used in creams, they also extinguish soda instead of vinegar. It is only important that there are no ingredients in the dish that are stratified by contact with acid.
What to Cook with Lemon Juice?
Dozens and hundreds of drinks are prepared on the basis of lemon juice. It is boiled in thick syrup, frozen in molds, added to sweets. A chicken or turkey watered with juice will be doubly tender and will definitely not dry out. Organic acids soften pork fibers so that the meat melts in the mouth. Lemon juice dishes are very popular in Chinese and Indian cuisine. After all, they even sprinkle herring with them when serving to the table!
How to Choose and Store Lemons?
High-quality fruits are dense, with a smooth skin, there are no dents and dark spots on them. With a short warming in warm hands, the lemon exudes an intense aroma inherent only in this citrus. Lemons are well preserved in the refrigerator. Additional time to the shelf life is added by packing each fruit in clean paper and placing lemons wrapped in a plastic bag in a separate chamber for vegetables and fruits. Long-term storage reduces the acidity of fruits, since a significant amount of citric acid is transformed into sugars over time. It prolongs the “life time” of lemons by immersing them for seconds in moderately hot molten paraffin: this creates a protective layer covering the fruit. Lemons are well stored in boxes with sand, which is pre-calcined for the purpose of disinfection.
This lean dish is quite light, but nevertheless very rich in vitamins and trace elements. A special piquancy is given to it by a very fragrant mint dressing and sesame seeds.
Very tasty and flavorful appetizer is very good with grilled meat, but also good with potatoes or rice. The recipe was taken from a book about Levantine cuisine.
Very tasty and flavorful appetizer is very good for grilled meat, but just as good for potatoes or rice. The recipe was taken from a book about Levantine cuisine.
A simple and uncomplicated recipe for cooking chicken in Provence. This recipe is suitable both for a festive dinner and for home gatherings. The main secret here is also in spices and additives for chicken marinade, the dish has a piquant taste with a slight sourness and an incomparable aroma.
This is a very tasty, hearty, healthy and bright salad. Even those who don’t really like beets will definitely want to try it. I recommend adding red onions to the salad, it makes the salad unique, and chickpeas are perfectly combined with beets and other ingredients. And the fact that it is now fast makes this salad even more popular.
We have started the season of wild cherry, the season is short, it is necessary to take advantage of the moment and use it more often. This sauce is my improvisation, we really liked it! It can be used as a spread for sandwiches, it is perfect for fish and meat.
I’m going to bake a stunningly delicious blueberry pie/cheesecake. The excellent combination of the sandy base, which literally melts in your mouth, with juicy cottage cheese and sweet and sour blueberries guarantees you a truly heavenly pleasure! We pamper our loved ones and ourselves with delicious treats!
Stuffed mushrooms are a delicious and flavorful hot snack that is not difficult to prepare. And if you take black rice instead of the usual rice, then the snack will also be original.
