I’ve been eating pomegranates over the last little while and they’re FABULOUS. I love autumn for being pomegranate season. My question is, how do I convert nice fresh pomegranates into preserves I can enjoy all year? (Oy, Martha Stewart much?) Any ideas? Google turned up little, except for recipes involving pomegranate juice which I am not sure how to extract from the pomegranates themselves. Could I just put the little arils into a blender?
According to this juice recipe:
A blender will chop up the powerfully flavored seeds, which is probably not what you want. OTOH, a Victorio Strainer might be less trouble than using a juicer. Once you’ve got the juice, it’s a simple matter of adding sugar and pectin to make jelly.
Anything I can do (like a jam) with the seeds in? I like pomegranate seeds. (And is that quote seriously suggesting I put the seeds, as opposed to the red pulp, through a juicer?)
Pomegranate jam (Seeds in or out, it’s your preference.) If you decide to leave them in, I’d still be careful not to grind the seeds up, as with a blender. Cooking mashed seeds might give you an unexpected flavor.
I think the recipe was calling for you to juice the red pulp, plus the seeds, just leaving out the rind. Is rind the right word here ? There’s probably some fancy botanical name…
Why not skip the mess and manual labor? Just look for grenadine syrup, made from pomegranates, at your local purveyor of mixological supplies.
You could try pomegranate molasses. Not very useful for your breakfast toast unless you like it really soggy, but it is great in a marinade or to make a dynamite adult version of pink lemonade.
I’ve bought it here (Sydney, Aus) from a specialist herb and spice store (www.herbies.com.au), and they also have pomegranate seeds. Do you have a similar store in Montreal?
Pomegranate Sorbet sounds like it might be nice - this recipe doesn’t say anything about storing in the freezer, but there are sorbet recipes that you can make and freeze for a few months (as long as you let them soften for half an hour before trying to eat them).
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