A little bit of a survey of all my friends has shown me that less than half know how to deseed a pomegranate… Can I admit I was one of them? I was the person crazily hacking at my little pomegrante to get those little nuggets of goodness out of it… Only to end up with juice down my front and very very sad little gems left over. This tip comes directly from Ben who reigns supreme in all matters cooking related (his mother is a serious contender in the kitchen and it’s clear he picked it up via a mixture of osmosis and amniotic fluid). If you’re a pomegranate king then by all means, skip this one (perhaps you’re interested in packing better?) but if you, like I was, are a little stumped… Then read on.
How to Deseed a Pomegranate
Start by cutting the top out. To do this, score it around the top with the knife in a circle.
Remove the top and then peel the skin away from the edges. You’ll see the white fibre inside which you want to avoid like the plague. It’s super bitter.
After you’ve torn the pomegranate pretty much in half, now it’s time to get those gems out. To do this you want to place a bowl under your hands, and then hit the back of the pomegranate (the red part) with the back of your knife so all the little gems fall into your bowl.
You’ll need to keep pulling it apart and whacking out the remaining gems.
Voillllaaaaaaaa. Here’s to all those cocktails I’m going to be making using these little nuggets of goodness. How good do they look?
Photos by Nicola Lemmon
Pommegranate is the best thing one can have in th morning porridge!
I love it to eat pomegranate but didn’t prepare so far a pomegranate by myself 🙂 But now I have the courage, thank you!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Thank you SO much for sharing this – this technique will make it a lot easier!
x. Mirjam // http://www.jeneregretterien.ch
This is super helpful!
Paula- http://www.livingpaula.com
Thanks, I will definitely try this tip!
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I love pomegranate – and it’s a fruit I can get my fussy preschooler to eat! I’ve never used this method of de-seeding, however, so I’ll have to try it! I always cut mine in half and then put it in a large bowl of water and use my fingers to kind of massage the seeds out. That keeps the forever staining purple juice from getting on you!!!
You did this in a white dress!!! I use the same technique but I get red splatters all over myself every time 🙂
Such a great post! I never really know how to go about this!
I always do this in a bowl of water (and still manage to stain my clothes!)
CANNOT believe you did this wearing white !
I tend to avoid eating pomegranates because i’ve always thought they were such a hassle to clean and deseed. But you make it sound so simple. Just peel and tap it into a bowl! Gonna give this method a try next time!
xx
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So you actually eat the seeds? I don’t. I can’t chew them, they’re scary – almost as bad as prickly pear. In my country, we press the juice out of them and discard them.
delicious!
My grandmother had a pomegranate tree in her back yard. Our approach to get at the little red gems was not as elegant as what your post describes. We would pick the fruit, tear the skin open and pluck the red seeds out with our fingers! After reading your tutorial I understand now why a small container of these tasty treats is a bit pricy…but worth it!
I’m a big fan of locally grown pomegranates in winter (here in the south of Spain) & we just cut them in half horizontally & hit them hard with a wooden spoon to make the gems fall out; it’s very satisfying!!!
seriously thank you for this tutorital so much haha. I always stay away from pomegranates or buy the seeds by themselves (which is pricey!) because I have no clue how to do this. One of my friends told me that she always deseeds them underwater so she doesn’t get the juice everywhere!
xx Annie
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Pomegranate – is my favorite fruit. I love to eat it for dessert or drinking pomegranate juice. Thanks for sharing.
Sincerely, Stacy
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These things always intimidate me. It’s mostly because I am not sure how to disassemble them! Thanks for the tip!
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Very useful! I’ve never had much success with other ways to eat pomegranates so I can’t wait to try this one
Thank you so much for sharing <3 I was literally so excited when I saw this post because pomegranates are one of my favorite fruits! Hahaha I always have a lot of trouble with this as well, but now that you've shown us the way, I won't ever have to be scared of getting all wet and sticky while deseeding these little gems 🙂
XO, Elizabeth
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Great to hear 🙂