Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, pomegranate molasses. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Pomegranate molasses is a traditional ingredient in Middle Eastern cooking and can be used in a variety of dishes such as Fesenjan Persian chicken stew or eggplant lentil stew. Pomegranate molasses has become one of my favorite ingredients, but it's a tricky one for many people. Pomegranate molasses is a pretty simple ingredient (you can even make it yourself).
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pomegranate molasses using 3 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pomegranate Molasses:
- Prepare 4 cups Pomegranate juice
- Make ready 1/2 cup cane sugar
- Take 1 tablespoon lemon juice - approx. 1 small 🍋
Like fish sauce, pomegranate molasses is one of those ingredients that you use sparingly in cooking, but can only seem to buy in huge bottles. Pomegranate molasses has become one of my favorite ingredients, but it's a tricky one for many people. Perhaps you, like our assistant editor Ariel, bought a. Top pomegranate molasses substitutes are cranberry juice concentrate, grenadine, balsamic vinegar & sugar, sweetened pomegranate juice syrup, & tamarind paste with honey.
Steps to make Pomegranate Molasses:
- Grab a lemon and roll it against your palm and hard surface(It will maximize juice output). Cut in half and squeeze into a bowl by any means necessary. Make sure it's fresh 100% juice. Put aside for the moment.
- In a 4 quart saucepan set over medium add the Pomegranate juice. Warm it for 3 - 5 mins.
- Once it's warmed up add the sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Now that the juice and sugar are one, toss in the lemon juice and stir it in well.
- Turn the heat to medium-low and walk away from the pan(not too far).
- Let the mixture simmer and reduce for approximately 70 minutes or until its volume has reduced to a cup or cup and a quarter(depending how syrupy you want your grenadine). DO NOT STIR!!While it's reducing. For me about 70 mins is plenty of time.
- After it's reduced to the consistency of your liking. Take the saucepan off the heat and let cool in the pan 20-30 minutes.
- Transfer to a clean, sanitized glass jar and allow to cool completely before covering and storing it in the fridge.
- Enjoy for up to 6 months if well stored. I prefer Mason Jars.
- I should mention I made this to add to my pomegranate mixture for homemade Grenadine. I use it at the bar I work at. Everyone loves it!
Luckily, making your own pomegranate molasses requires just three ingredients, a bit of time, and a lot of reducing. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has completely dissolved. Sweet-tart pomegranate molasses is a traditional Middle Eastern syrup used in everything from marinades to dips and stews. It's also delicious drizzled over your morning oatmeal or stirred in coffee. Pomegranate molasses is a naturally sweet & sour pomegranate reduction sauce used in Middle Sugar is often added as a preservative to the molasses, as well as to counteract the natural tartness.
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