Preserved Lemons

Ingredients

• 2 cups Diamond Crystal or 1 cup Morton kosher salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 lemons
• preferably organic
• scrubbed

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine salt and sugar in a medium bowl.

2. 2

   Cut lemons into quarters lengthwise.

3. 3

   Pack alternating layers of salt mixture and lemons into a 1-qt. glass jar or nonreactive container.

4. 4

   Cover and chill at least 1 month and up to 1 year, shaking every day for the first 2 weeks to redistribute curing mixture and the brine that will form.