How to make pomegranate sauce
Pomegranate sauce is an exquisite condiment that is served with meat, fish dishes and salads.
Basically, pomegranate sauce is a highly concentrated pomegranate juice with a small amount of spice added. A real sauce should not contain any preservatives and have a thick consistency like sour cream. You can buy pomegranate sauce in any supermarket, but like any handmade product, it cannot be compared to a store one.
Pomegranate sauce not only gives additional flavor to meat and fish dishes, but also makes them more beautiful, and also promotes better assimilation, especially of meat.
The process of making pomegranate juice resembles the preparation of jam or jam, when the berries need to be boiled for a long time, then rub through a sieve to obtain a homogeneous thick mass.
In addition to the fact that pomegranate sauce gives a unique taste to dishes, it also has a number of useful properties. Everyone knows that pomegranate surpasses all known fruits in its biological activity. In terms of iron content, no other fruit can compare with pomegranate juice and sauce, respectively. Pomegranate also contains a large amount of potassium, which has a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
Eating pomegranate increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood. In short, pomegranate sauce is a healthy and tasty product that should be consumed as often as possible.
"Narsharab" pomegranate sauce
The classic recipe for pomegranate sauce, which is prepared in Azerbaijan. From the proportions given in the recipe, 1 kg of sauce is obtained.
Ingredients:
Pomegranate - 3 kg;
- Salt to taste
- Spices to taste
Wash and peel the pomegranates and separate them into separate grains.
Put the grains in a bowl, where they will cook.
Put on low heat, and when they become soft, crush them with a crush, so that juice comes out of them, which needs to be stirred. This process should continue until the bones turn white.
After that, strain the juice through a sieve. Pour it back into a cooking container and cook until the sauce thickens.
The sauce should be like sour cream. Season with salt and spices to taste. Pour the prepared sauce into bottles or jars.
Quick pomegranate sauce
Ingredients:
Pomegranate - 3 pcs.
- Sugar - 3 tbsp. l.
- Starch - 1 tbsp. l.
- Apple juice - 100 ml.
- Nutmeg - pinch
- Spices to taste
Wash the pomegranates, peel and membranes and divide into grains. Squeeze the juice out of them and mix it with the apple juice.
Pour into a saucepan and put on low heat. As it warms up, add spices and starch there, mix everything thoroughly and when the sauce begins to boil, remove from heat.
It can be served hot or cold.
Spicy pomegranate sauce
Ingredients:
Ready-made pomegranate sauce "Narsharab" - 20 gr.
- Orange - 1 pc.
- Pomegranate - 1 pc.
- Vodka - 10 ml.
- Sugar to taste
- Salt to taste
- Chili sauce - to taste
- Starch - on the tip of a knife
- Water - 50 ml.
Squeeze the juice from the orange, pour it into a saucepan and put on low heat.
Peel the pomegranate and squeeze the juice out of it.
As the orange juice boils, pour pomegranate juice into it, add Narsharab sauce, salt and sugar, vodka, chili. All this must be constantly mixed.
Dissolve the starch in warm water, stir so that there are no lumps and pour into the sauce.
Simmer until the sauce begins to thicken.
Serve warm or chilled with meat or fish.
Turkish pomegranate sauce
Ingredients:
Pomegranate - 3 kg.
Wash the pomegranates, peel, disassemble into grains.
Squeeze the juice using a juicer, if not, then crush the grains with a crush, then strain the juice through a sieve, pour it into a saucepan and cook over low heat until it begins to thicken.
Pour the juice into bottles.
Pomegranate juice with wine
Ingredients:
Pomegranate - 3 kg.
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to taste
- Coriander to taste
- Dessert wine - 200 ml.
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Pepper to taste
Wash the pomegranate, peel, divide into grains, squeeze out the juice and simmer over low heat.
Peel the garlic and add to the juice.
Pour in the wine and cook until the sauce begins to thicken. Finally, add salt, sugar and spices to taste.
Pour the prepared sauce into bottles.
Pomegranate sauce is prepared according to the same principle, but you can diversify its taste with the help of various seasonings. You will find recipes for making pomegranate juice on our website.
Enjoy your meal
Author: Vira (specially for Calorizator.ru)
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