Authentic pickling method of Guangxi salted lemon

Salted lemon is a common way of cooking lemon in Guangxi and other regions. It uses fresh lemons and then pickles them. It is good in preventing heatstroke and clearing away heat and detoxifying. In addition, the method of pickling salted lemons is also relatively simple. Prepare fresh lemons, appropriate amount of sea salt, appropriate amount of table salt and flour, and a sterilized glass bottle.

How to make authentic salted lemons

Ingredients for pickled salted lemons

When making salted lemons at home, you need to prepare 300 grams of fresh lemons, 100 grams of sea salt, an appropriate amount of flour and table salt, and a clean glass bottle.

How to make pickled lemon

1. Put the prepared fresh lemon into clean water and soak it for a while. Then add flour and mix well and soak it for fifteen minutes. Then take out the lemon and wash it with clean water to remove moisture.

2. Put the lemons after removing the moisture into a glass bottle. Put a layer of lemons and a layer of salt, and repeat this process. Put salt on the top layer, then cover the bottle, seal the bottle and put it in a cool place to marinate. After a month, the lemons inside will change color and become soft. At this time, the salted lemons you made yourself are already marinated, and you can take them out and eat them whenever you want.

3. When pickling salty lemons at home, Yining chooses smaller domestic green lemons. They must be cleaned before pickling. If you don’t want to use flour, you can also soak them in light salt water. Only after soaking can all the dirt and pectin on the surface of the green lemon be cleaned.

Salted lemons are quite common in Hong Kong-style restaurants, and the familiar Salted Lemon Seven is an outstanding representative. Salty lemon can relieve cough and reduce phlegm, especially in autumn and winter, it can protect the throat and moisten the lungs. For common sore throats, colds and coughs, eating some salty lemons is guaranteed to provide immediate relief. Although salty lemon is very simple to make, its benefits cannot be underestimated. All you need is salt, lemon, water and a clean jar, and the accumulation of time will create a good medicine.