Category "lemon"

What happens to lemon juice when boiled?

Does anyone know what happens to the flavor of lemon juice when it's boiled?

Why does adding lemon juice before baking cause a thick layer of dense cake to form?

I am trying to adapt a recipe for lemon cake. I want to add actual lemon juice to the batter and omit the lemon zest. The recipe I have goes as follows: 250g b

Too much lemon in beef stew help! [duplicate]

I have a fruity beef stew with plums, carrots, beef, onion, beef stock and far too much lemon juice and lemon zest. It tastes too lemony, what

Lemon turned broccoli purple

I cooked broccoli with lemon and it turned purple/brown. It’s been a while but I believe I was steaming broccoli and added lemon to the water. It tasted b

How to choose not only juicy lemons but lemons with less acrid flavor

What is the teaching in choosing lemons—I know the obvious of picking heavy weight lemons, avoiding a dried-out looking lemon with significant pitting. I

Simmering lemons for hours, leaves them quite bitter?

I have a lot of lemons. I drink a lot of tea. I've been experimenting, by slicing lemons, putting them in water, and letting them simmer for a long time, reduc

How to add lemon flavor to tea?

I am trying to add lemon flavor to tea so that it has ginger and lemon flavor to a noticeable extent. If we boil tea water with ginger, the ginger flavor can be

Storing lemon juice with crushed mint

I really enjoy grinding mint with lemon, then adding that to various drinks. I buy fresh mint but mint leaves wither pretty fast. I thought about grinding the e

Can I make lemon curd more sour/tart after it's cooked?

I prepared a batch of lemon curd using an unfamiliar recipe and it just doesn't have what I'm looking for in terms of tartness and lemon flavor. I'd hate to was

What would cause the peel of a lime to turn yellow?

About a week ago, I purchased two limes, a lemon, a couple of kiwi fruits, and some oranges. When I got home, I placed them in a bowl. One of the limes ended up

Difference between Vietnamese and Moroccan preserved lemons?

One ingredient that I enjoy using is Moroccan preserved lemons, which are lemons that have been packed in salt. However, I don't always get around to making my

Why Does My Sugar Wax Turn Out Different When Scaling Up The Volume?

I'm in the process of making sugar wax made of heated sugar, lemon juice and water. I have found a ratio that works great when it's heated up to 119 C (246.2 F)

Will lemon in a cast-iron pan with roast chicken cause problems?

I have two chicken recipes that I've perfected over the years: Roasted spatchcock in the oven, in a pre-heated cast iron pan, using a rub with oil, paprika, and

How to efficiently squeeze lemons by hand?

How to squeeze a whole lemon so that as much of the juice as possible is extracted. And as a second priority none/not many of the seeds? What alternatives do e

Can I fry food with solely essential lemon oil?

Is it safe to consume lemon oil in the quantities that would be found in fried food? Could I fry corn tortillas, for instance? Would it fry?