How to Cut a Pomegranate

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INGREDIENTS

How to Cut a Pomegranate

Yield

1-2 servings

Type

Fruit

Time

5 minutes

Level

Beginner

  First, place the fruit on a cutting board.

1.

Using a sharp knife, slice off the stem end (known as the blossom end) at the top of the pomegranate.

2.

Next, use the chef's knife to cut an 'x' across the top. Don't cut all the way through, just score the top less than an inch deep.

3.

Pop the pomegranate into a large bowl of water and with your fingers, break the pomegranate into four pieces with the help of the ridges you cut on the top.

4.

Keeping the fruit under water makes it easier to remove the arils from the thick peels without spraying red juice everywhere. To free all the juicy pockets, methodically break them out of the white membrane.

5.

The white pith will float to the top while the arils sink to the bottom.

6.

Skim the peels and membranes out of the water.

7.

Then use a mesh strainer or colander to strain the water leaving you with only the arils behind.

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