Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Yields:
-
1/2 cup approx
ingredients
- 5 -6 large lemons
- 1⁄3 cup crushed peppercorn (black or tri-colored medley)
- 1⁄4 cup kosher salt (optional)
directions
- Using a microplane or zester, pull the zest across the surface of the fruit, working around any discolored or bad spots. Only pull off the colored portion leaving the white, bitter pith behind.
- Use a wooden spoon or other sturdy tool, mash the cracked pepper and zest together. This helps release the citrus oils in the zest and combine them with the pepper.
- Spread the lemon zest/crushed peppercorn mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 200 degrees until the zest is completely dried. Ovens vary, check every 30 minutes.
- Add the lemon-pepper to a spice grinder or cleaned coffee mill and grind until desired texture. Mix with the kosher salt, if desired, and store in an airtight container for up to a few months.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!