Ideas for using up my kaffir limes?

Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.

added about 2 years ago

I love this salmon and kaffir lime cakes recipe from Donna Hay's "Flavours" book -- it appeared in the NYT: http://nyti.ms/dMp8Mm

• 1 Person thinks this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

My answer wants to go two different ways. You can never go wrong with an infused vodka, rum or gin. Think of the delicious mojito possibilities! Alternatively, and this only works if you looooove canning (I do)....how about a kaffir lime marmalade? I think it would just be glorious if paired with the right scone or muffin, or used as a glaze on grilled fish.

• 1 Person thinks this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

Abra Bennett added about 2 years ago

And of course the leaves are a staple in Thai cuisine.

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

susan g added about 2 years ago

Kaffir lime curd? Send me some...

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.

added about 2 years ago

Here's also a recipe for Pichet Ong's kaffir lime meringues with a custard: http://nyti.ms/hS94Ju

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

Thanks all for the suggestions. Fish cakes are on the menu for this week, right after I finish modifying aargersi's lamb shanks with artichokes recipe for a whole leg I have in the fridge. I'm hoping a Thai friend will take some of the limes and do something interesting.

I don't generally drink spirits, so the infusions would just sit on a shelf and never get drunk, my recent experiments with lacto-fermented pickles have sapped my canning desires for now, and meringues, well, I've just *never* successfully made meringues and have decided that I just can't make meringues. I mean, shouldn't every cook have something that they simply can't do?

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

Summer of Eggplant added about 2 years ago

My boyfriend swears kaffir limes make for a superior gin and tonic; this is how they were served to him when he was in Cambodia.

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

I store my lime leaves in the freezer along with galangal and lemongrass. they keep beautifully for months and I am ready to make Thai food whenever I get the craving.

• 0 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content