In many recipes, it is necessary to use citrus peel, sometimes it is complicated to obtain it, and for this reason, I have tried to make this task easier with some photos! Here is explained in this How to: Cut Lemon Peels method!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 1 lemon
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
Tools
- 1 Knife (or very sharp paring knife)
Preparation
Take a lemon, wash the peel well.
If you also need the juice for your recipe, cut it in half horizontally.
Squeeze it using a citrus juicer and then proceed with cutting the peel.Cut just the two ends of the lemon.
Place the lemon as shown in the figure and start peeling it using a very sharp knife following the direction of the arrow.
It doesn’t matter if a small white part remains attached to the inside of the peel.
Continue like this over the entire surface of the lemon.
At this point try to remove the remaining white part with a sharp knife.
Stack the peels on top of each other and then cut them into thin strips.
Then cut the strips into very small squares.
Suggestions/Advice
You can also use a zester or a peeler, but the perfect cut can only be achieved with a well-sharpened curved knife
If you found How to: Cut Lemon Peels useful, here’s a recipe where you can use them:
Mini Valentine’s Day Citrus Cakes
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