Meyer's Lemons - what to do with them?

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

Costco had a 5 lb box of Meyer's Lemons. I grabbed a box & now want to know what's the best way to use them.

(And yes, my googling skills are perfectly fine, I just want to know if anyone has any ideas of their own. :rofl:)

:hi:

[lukasahero]

1. Preserved lemons - used in Moroccan cooking

Basically, it's lemons preserved in salt and the lemon juice - added to certain slow cooked (Tagine) dishes, it's a wonderfully unique flavor!

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

2. These are fresh.

Or are you saying that I should google for a recipe and preserve them myself? That might be fun.

[lukasahero]

3. Yeah - you preserve them yourself

Fair warning - it takes a while for them to preserve (at least a week). It's really simple, but I'd be leery to post the 'how-to' because I've only done it once so far and wouldn't want to get you sick by missing an important step or something. (Really, with me, that's possible...) :D

But that will use up some of your lemons and leave you the rest to do something different with.

[DrDan]

4. I came into a bunch of Meyer's lemons a few years back

I juiced them - and froze the juice.

Good "fresh" lemon juice for a long time.

[The empressof all]

5. Oh Please Make the Pie

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=236&topic_id=55694&mesg_id=55716

I'm dieting and soooooo want this pie. Please let me live vicariously through you....

I'd cut the sugar just a bit though with the Meyer Lemons.



This one looks kind of nifty too!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=236&topic_id=55694&mesg_id=55712

[Lucinda]

6. I'd make sorbet. But thats not very wintery.

:D

or Lemon Curd
or marmalade
or lemonade

[hippywife]

7. I had a handful this weekend that

were getting pretty soft and ready to turn (one had actually molded but I washed it and peeled it like an orange and used it! By damn, I paid $11.52 for six of them and wasn't letting even one of them get away from me! LOL) I used some in some citrus poppyseed muffins and some in something else I can't recall, but the rest of them I just squeezed with some oranges into the best lemonade ever. I could have zested and frozen them but I didn't feel like messing with it. I drank every golden drop. :9

A friend was telling me she squeezed some with some blackberries and some other with strawberries earlier in the year and froze it. She's had berry lemonade in her freezer all winter.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

8. Oops. My bad. It was only 4 lbs for $7.50, but still a great

deal. I so rarely see them at the market & when I do the price is just astronomical. Any I can't use, I'll squeeze & freeze.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

9. I just eat them

I love them. Just eat them like oranges, and then use the peels as a kind of mouthpiece and drive insane the people with whom you live.

A multipurpose fruit.

[hippywife]

10. You're a nutcase.

You realize this don't you? I like that in a person. :D

[Tangerine LaBamba]

11. Oh, yeah?

You got a red pepper in the house, huh?

[hippywife]

13. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

12. I'm SERIES!!1111!!!

You ever try this?

http://tinyurl.com/5ojs2f

I'm no fan of basil, but this one is a true winner. I can't imagine anyone not loving it.

[tigereye]

14. that sounds really good!

[tigereye]

15. sit with em and dream of Italy?

sounds lovely. Lemons smell SO good.


:hi: wakeme

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

16. Hi tigereye!

I think I'm going with this recipe first:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/meyer-lemon-curd-tart-recipe/reviews/index.html

Miss you.

:hug:

[The empressof all]

17. Oh my Goodness...I love Anne Burrell

She's my favorite on Food Network----even if she does morph into doing monster voices....."Mmmnmnm Brown Food Mmmmmmmmm" Looks wonderful.....almost like....pie...in April!

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

18. Crumbs. I screwed up. Here's the recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/meyer-lemon-curd-tart-recipe/index.html

I dunno, though. It's a pie crust & I suck at pie crusts. The filling should be good & I can do that.

[The empressof all]

20. I can't do the pie crusts either

I can make the dough no problem in the food processor but I'm a klutz when it comes to rolling it out. I've thought about getting those dough helper cloth thingies that are suppose to make it fool proof....But meh....I buy it pre made and already rolled at Trader Joes or use the Dough boy from the supermarket. I love the idea of baking but I don't do it much anymore----My SO is the only one who can eat baked goods without gaining weight and I can't have it around the house without it going directly into my mouth. Screw Martha I'm going to use the TJ's crust for my April Pie

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

29. This is to die for. Even though I once again boogered

the crust, the filling is divine.

[tigereye]

22. miss you too! (how be the hot tub and all it's denizens?)

hope things are good out your way! :hi:

[The empressof all]

19. Not for Meyer Lemons....But I do make a great Lemon chicken

It's really easy too.

You need to broil chicken thighs. (I like thighs in this recipe but you can use any cut of chicken)
Broil them skin side up and get them really brown and almost charred. (Don't worry about cooking the chicken through right now---You are going for brown) You can also do this on your Forman Grill or even your barbeque....

While the chicken is browning combine about a half a cup of Olive Oil, a half a cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice (Save some zest), as much chopped garlic as you like (I use at least 10 cloves), salt and pepper to taste and a liberal sprinkling of Crushed Red pepper (Don't be wimpy)

Take the brown chicken and place skin side up in a 11 X 13 glass pan (that's what I use anyway) and pour the oil/juice/spice mixture all over the hot chicken. Cover with Aluminum foil and Stick the pan in the fridge and let it sit for about a half an hour and turn your oven down to 325. I turn the chicken a few times and let it get all oily and juicy.

Then just cook the chicken in the oven covered until cooked through. I remove the foil for the last 10 minutes and turn the oven up a bit at the end to crisp it up. I scrape off any garlic bits off the top of the chicken at this point because they will burn on top which tastes bad.

I top with some fresh lemon zest and chopped PARSLEY!

This is the Best Lemon Chicken ever....

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

21. That looks great. I definitely try this with regular lemons.

My parents have a lemon & lime tree & we always come home with baskets full. We had so many & one night at dinner DH dropped lemon slices in our water glasses. Now neither of us can drink just plain water. Sheesh.

This looks like a great way to use the rinds. I'm dying to try it.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/baked-meyer-lemon-fries-recipe/index.html

[Kind of Blue]

23. Hi, I've been lurking this group and loving your posts.

:hi: And had to jump in here because I read an article awhile back about 100 things to do with Meyer's Lemons.
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-meyerlemons16jan16,1,7792191.story
It's pretty long and I hope you find it helpful.

[The empressof all]

24. Welcome to the Kitchen --Kind of Blue

Pour a cup of tea ...happy to have you join us. Thanks for the link....I'm going to Costco this weekend to see if they have any.

OMG!!!!! I just had to read a few Paragraphs to come up with this....

Lemon Cardamom Ice Cream :wow:

[Kind of Blue]

26. Thank you, The empressof all!

Very happy to be here and formally out :)

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

28. A great read.

Thanks for sharing & welcome to C&B.

:toast:

[Gormy Cuss]

25. Meyers aren't as tart as the typical supermarket lemon

They're great where you want a bright citrusy flavor without tartness. Great in lemon desserts or for flavoring poultry or fish too. I also use them in a lot of recipes calling for a mild vinegar.

I have a Meyer tree -- I use them every way that I can.

[fortyfeetunder]

27. Meyer Lemons and EVOO = vinaigrette

actually it was the kid who will eat salad with this dressing. Who would have thunk otherwise?

[kestrel91316]

30. I used them for lemonade when I could get them.

Thinly sliced lemons (WITH peel), sugar, stomped in a crock, some water added, stomped in crock some more, mixed well strained and served over ice. Recipe from Marcia Adams' Cooking from Quilt Country.

I'm at work and don't have the actual amounts, but it starts with 4 lemons and there is a quart of water involved.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

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