Cooking your favorite dish is an exhilarating experience in itself, but it’s even better when the aroma of your grilled kebab and meatballs smells heavenly.
To accentuate the flavor of dishes, many chefs use lemon leaves to add a touch of flavor.
Lemon leaves are a perfect ingredient in many cuisines to add a citrusy flavour. They are very common in Thai, Indian and Indonesian recipes.
Interestingly, this quintessential ingredient can be used in a variety of ways: from adding fresh leaves and sprinkling dried leaves in powder form to quick frying to preserve the flavor of the leaves.
Uses of lemon leaves
- Add a few crushed lemon leaves to your soup for a citrusy twist. It tastes best in soups like lemon and cilantro.
- Use it to roast chicken or turkey. Marinate the meat in crushed lemon leaves or wrap chicken and turkey pieces in it. To allow the flavor and juice to penetrate the meat, let it roast.
- Lemon leaves can be mixed into a dough or used to decorate freshly baked bread.
- Indonesians and Thais often use the technique of adding lemon leaves to a pot of boiling rice to preserve the citrus aroma. It is a great way to use lemon leaf rice as a side dish.
- Sauté the lemon leaves in plenty of hot oil. Many people use this infused oil to drizzle over salads and vegetables to eat fresh.
- Lemon leaves can also be used as an infusion. Simply put fresh or dried leaves in boiling water until the water changes color and you can smell the flavor.
Health benefits
Apart from adding a touch of flavor to dishes, it also has great health benefits. Lemon leaves contain antioxidants, essential oils, and vitamins that can improve circulation, boost the immune system, improve skin health, etc.
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