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jus de citron bouilli

English translation: lemon juice reduction/concentrate

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French term or phrase:jus de citron bouilli
English translation:lemon juice reduction/concentrate
Entered by: B D Finch

08:35 Dec 21, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Fish recipe
French term or phrase: jus de citron bouilli
Has anyone come across this term before? It arises in a recipe for roast sea bass in a hotel magazine. The sea bass is served with olives, tomato, lemon, basil and baby leeks and artichokes. The recipe goes on to break down the individual vegetable accompaniments:

Ingrédients pour le citron:

1 pc. Citron salé
5 cl. Jus de citron bouilli
Huile extra vierge
Poivre mignonette

Progression du citron salé:

• Couper la peau du citron sale en julienne puis mélanger avec le jus de citron bouilli, huile d’olive et poivre mignonettes, préserver

I can't imagine why they should want to boil the lemon juice, so I'm wondering if the jus de citron bouilli is the juice the preserved lemon is preserved in? What does anyone elese think?
Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:16
lemon juice concentrate
Explanation:
www.nigella.com/recipes/view/versatile-salad-dressing-559
"VERSATILE SALAD DRESSING ... 1 tablespoon sweetened lemon juice concentrate; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ... Stir in lemon juice concentrate."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-21 11:33:55 GMT)
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Presumably made by boiling lemon juice, but avoids the obvious implication that you lose the vitamin C by boiling.

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2011-12-23 11:35:49 GMT) Post-grading
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Yes, though I would hope there would be no confusion with the stuff squirted from those plastic lemons one used to see in UK supermarkets.

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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2011-12-23 13:41:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Given my second thoughts above and Tony's confirmation of them in his comment. I now think that "lemon juice reduction" would be a safer bet.

www.tastespotting.com/.../Grilled-Salmon-with-Lemon-Juice-R...
"Grilled Salmon with a delicious lemon juice reduction and veggies."

www.howcookingworks.com/profile/805
"Chef Matthew Reilly Resume: Lemon Reduction Emulsion, simply what it sounds like, nothing but fresh lemon juice reduction (syrupy consistency) and ..."
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:16
Grading comment
Thanks Barbara - I opted for this in the end as being more cheffy; I really can;t see a top class chef talking about boiled lemon juice, especially not in a recipe for a 5* hotel magazine. This seemed a neat option under these cicrumstances
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4boiled lemon juice
Wendy Streitparth
3lemon juice concentrate
B D Finch


Discussion entries: 3





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
boiled lemon juice


Explanation:
Examples to follow!

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Note added at 14 mins (2011-12-21 08:50:14 GMT)
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Boiled Lemon Juice Recipes
http://www.ifood.tv/network/boiled_lemon_juice

The saturating power of the English and foreign lemon-juice
has been thus ascertained by Dr. Bryson and Mr. Brown. Half
an ounce of-1. Boiled lemon-juice, with oil on surface,

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2438917/pdf/asso...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 06:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ATP522
30 mins
  -> Many thanks, ATP and happy Xmas
agree  pooja_chic: Happy Xmas
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Pooja and Happy Xmas
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, boil for a reduction which concentrates flavour
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Gallagy and Merry Christmas!
agree  Tony M: I think this is a perfectly acceptable term for use in a professional culinary context.
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Thanks Tony - yes, there were plenty of ghits in classy category. But its all a matter of taste! Happy Christmas.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lemon juice concentrate


Explanation:
www.nigella.com/recipes/view/versatile-salad-dressing-559
"VERSATILE SALAD DRESSING ... 1 tablespoon sweetened lemon juice concentrate; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ... Stir in lemon juice concentrate."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-21 11:33:55 GMT)
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Presumably made by boiling lemon juice, but avoids the obvious implication that you lose the vitamin C by boiling.

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2011-12-23 11:35:49 GMT) Post-grading
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Yes, though I would hope there would be no confusion with the stuff squirted from those plastic lemons one used to see in UK supermarkets.

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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2011-12-23 13:41:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Given my second thoughts above and Tony's confirmation of them in his comment. I now think that "lemon juice reduction" would be a safer bet.

www.tastespotting.com/.../Grilled-Salmon-with-Lemon-Juice-R...
"Grilled Salmon with a delicious lemon juice reduction and veggies."

www.howcookingworks.com/profile/805
"Chef Matthew Reilly Resume: Lemon Reduction Emulsion, simply what it sounds like, nothing but fresh lemon juice reduction (syrupy consistency) and ..."

B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thanks Barbara - I opted for this in the end as being more cheffy; I really can;t see a top class chef talking about boiled lemon juice, especially not in a recipe for a 5* hotel magazine. This seemed a neat option under these cicrumstances

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I rather disagree with Asker's comment: I think that's the whole problem, it would be mistaken for the industrial stuff, and because this is a 5* rest., that would clearly be banished from the kitchen!
2 days 40 mins
  -> Naughty Nigella!
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