Chicagoist: Breaking Down A Pomegranate In Three Steps

GriffinMill

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:52:45 -0600

Ah, ha ha ha. I didn't realize each photo came with text. Oh, the Internet and its many wonders!

dj_skilz

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:12:21 -0600

Q) It's been awhile since I looked for these, but remember having a tough time finding them. Where are some places around the Chicagoland area that regularly stock them?

hascat

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:38:27 -0600

There's an easier way. First, beat the shit of out the pomegranate. Punch it, smack it against your kitchen counter, etc. Don't break it! Just rough it up so all the seeds inside bust open. Second, stab it and squeeze the juice out. You might have to stab it multiple times. If you only want to the juice for drinking, just suck it straight out of the fruit.

Chuck Sudo

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:12:14 -0600

Yeah, Griff, that was step 3.

GriffinMill

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:49:41 -0600

When you're breaking apart the inside you can get a bucket or a big bowl, fill it with water, and break apart the pomegranate in the water. The white stuff floats to the top and the seeds stay at the bottom. It's also a bit less messy.

jenniferexacto

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:56:09 -0600

Alton Brown has a simple syrup recipe for this, also he does the same extraction method. it was on tv

bunnybear

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:37:43 -0600

Simple syrups, when homemade, are heavenly. I presume that homemade Grenadine would void any deal with Devil. Are you going with any recipe in particular?

salaboutme

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:34:22 -0600

this is what you do for a living?

Chuck Sudo

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:19:34 -0600

How does that work for simple syrups?

bunnybear

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:50:08 -0600

Just remember, for every aril you eat, you'll have to spend a month of each year in the land of the dead.

Slaphappy

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:46:09 -0600

I will never understand the appeal of the pomegranate. It just seems like nature's prank -- you cut it open and it's full of rocks.