{"id":16703,"date":"2021-03-05T15:34:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bistrobadia.de\/granatapfelsirup-selber-machen\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T07:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T06:31:50","slug":"pomegranate-syrup-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bistrobadia.de\/en\/pomegranate-syrup-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Make your own pomegranate syrup: Everything you need to know."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In my larder, besides za’atar<\/a> and sumac of<\/a> course, there is one ingredient I always have to keep on hand: Pomegranate syrup. In fact, I used to buy my syrup ready-made – until one day a friend gave me a bottle of homemade pomegranate syrup. After that, bought syrup was no longer an option for me. And so began my little adventure in pomegranate land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making your own pomegranate syrup is super easy – if the timinig is right<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To make really good pomegranate syrup, you really only need three ingredients: Pomegranate juice<\/strong>, a little sugar<\/strong> and lemon juice<\/strong>. Just put it all in a pot, simmer it for a long time and you’ll end up with the best syrup for your pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I stood in the kitchen and tried my luck. To save time and money, I used ready-made juice (100%). You can get it in any well-stocked supermarket. Of course, I could have used fresh pomegranates and juiced them – but I was lazy and wanted to try them first. So I turned on the cooker, put everything in a pot and off I went. I let my timer run to check and then came back to the pot after an hour….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Arriving at the pot, horror awaited me. The juice was gone and a deep red mass was bubbling at me (yes I know, neglect is a bitch I didn’t deserve it any other way!). Timing when boiling down syrup is super important! If you’re even 5 minutes late, the result is a nasty lump of pomegranate “caramel” that you won’t want to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second attempt was much better and the third was finally perfect! Since the time for boiling down varies according to the amount of juice, I tried out a few quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: Different quantities with different cooking times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

300 ml pomegranate juice, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n