Moroccan Preserved Lemons

One of the prime ingredients of Moroccan cooking, preserved lemons can be bought ready-made in Morocco, packed in jars or loose, for use at home. But many Moroccan cooks prefer to make their own from a mixture of small, thin-skinned lemons (doqq) and tart bergamot lemons (boussera). In Britain, look for ripe, smooth, thin-skinned lemons, without flaws for the best results. Thick-skinned lemons are not suitable.

Only the peel is used in cooking, plus the juice from the