How to make and use Pomegranate Molasses - Middle Eastern Pantry

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Pomegranate Molasses is an essential ingredient of many Middle Eastern cuisines and in particular Levantine countries. It has a sweet and sour tangy pomegrante flavour, that is used to add brightness, sourness and sweetness to many dishes. Making it is extremely simple and I will show you how to do it and use it in your every day cooking.
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00:00 Intro
00:24 What is pomegranate Molasses
01:58 How to juice a pomegranate
05:03 Making pomegranate molasses at home
06:09 How to use pomegranate Molasses
07:26 Conclusion
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Ingredients - per 250ml (8.25 fl oz) of molasses:
1000-1250 ml (33 - 41fl oz) Pomegranate Juice
45 ml (2.5 Tbsp) Lemon juice
50g (1/4 C) Sugar (Optional, if you don't use it, you may need to reduce the molasses to less than a quarter of the original volume. This helps to thicken and sweeten the juice)

Scale the ingredients up as needed for the amount you want

Per large 500g (17.5 oz) pomegranate you can expect to get around 350g (12.25 oz) of Fruit. From that 350g of fruit you will get about 200ml (6.6 fl oz) of Juice. So for 1L (33 fl oz) of pomegranate juice you will need about 5 Large pomegranates.

Chicken wing glaze:
4 Tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp Pepper
1/4 Tsp Chilli flakes
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Directions

To remove the pomegranate fruit:
1. Use a knife to score the skin of the pomegranate, going all the way around the middle of the fruit
2. Pry the two halves apart with your fingers
3. Hold one half and then pull two opposing sides of the pomegranate away from each other, rotate and repeat with the whole thing
4. Hold the pomegranate half upside down over a bowl, and then hit it repeatedly with a heavy object until all the seeds have come out of the section you were hitting
5. Rotate and repeat till the entire half has been emptied
6. Repeat with the second half, then pick out any large pieces of pith
7. You can now add water (optional) to the bowl and then skim off any pieces of pith which float
8. Drain and the pomegranate is ready to use

To Juice the pomegranate:
1. Add the fruit to a blender, food processor or juicer, and process into a liquid
2. Strain the juice using a cheese cloth or strainer, making sure to remove all pulp and seeds

To make the molasses:
1. Add your juice to a large pot over a medium low heat, add in the lemon juice and the optional sugar
2. Optionally skim off any floating funk once it comes to a simmer
3. Allow it to simmer for a few hours, until the juice is reduced to a quarter of its original volume
4. Check that it has reached a syrupy texture, by coating a spoon in the molasses and blowing on it to cool it down
5. Remove from the heat once syrupy and pour into a jug or bowl
6. Once it has cooled a little, pour it into your jug or container and allow to cool completely to room temperature before using

To make the wing glaze:
1. Combine the ingredients together into a thick glaze
2. Brush onto your wings, then bake for 5 more minutes
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Hope you found this *pomegranate molasses* tutorial useful!

MiddleEats
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Hope your leg isn't hurt too seriously and that it heals quickly! Thank you and to your wife for pushing through with the video!

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Hi middle eats. I am unsure if you read this but I thank you very much. This video is probably singlehandely going to change my life. Its going to have a big impact. Thanks.

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My sister in law made a slaw during Ramadan and I was blown away and needed the recipe and she told me she used this stuff

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I have no idea who or what Shelby is 😊 but it's the best video about Molasses
Thank you!

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I almost quit chocolate completely during my diet, but i still cant give up mollasses. It takes any salad from meh to a delicacy. Criminally underrated!!!

jiru
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Bro in north lebanon, specifically Akkar we are very famous for amazing Kebbe, Fried kebbe, baked kebbe or the best one grilled kebbe. We put pomegranate molasses in the kebbe filling, it tastes super duper amazing. You will never do kebbe without it again ;) thank me later!

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Hey Obi, great video as usual! Have you actually thought about publishing a cookbook about middle eastern food that focuses on the basic techniques, ingredients and dishes rather than elaborate and fancy meals? Such books exist for different cuisines but I don't really know of one thats about middle eastern cuisine. You already created such a vast knowledge pool here, and I think it would sell really well in book form too. Keep up the great work!

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Thank you, i was searching for this after i heard about this from Shelby Shavarma Canada

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I like to add pomegranate and other fruits to my vanilla or plain yogurt instead of getting flavored yogurt. I’ve also heard that pomegranate molasses makes for a good meat marinade so I’ll be trying to make some very soon and testing that out!

blamingfish
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If anyone is watching this and is not from the Middle East, you should make this. It's really something else.

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I'd just ordered a bottle yesterday because pomegranates are still very young now but I look forward to making my own. Never used this product and I'm so excited to try. I'm interested in trying new things from this region, which I'd lived in all my life so this seems like a good key ingredient. Thanks a lot!

rosem
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I watched your latest video on how to make musakhan ("ADDICTIVE Palestinian rolls") and I am so appreciative that you already have videos on two key ingredients: sumac, and how to make your own pomegranate syrup. Thank you n_n

TheQwuilleran
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Thank you for this great tutorial!
I’ve just finished bottling my pomegranate molasses!
Delicious!!! 😋😋😋
This morning, I bought 3 liters of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice. I followed your instructions to the letter. 3 liters of juice yielded about 700 ml of molasses. The fruit stand I got the juice from carried also jars of molasses and jam. I’m glad I didn’t buy theirs and made my own. Mine is fruitier and tangier.

samias.
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Since my iranian boyfriend cooked fesenjun for me I'm so obsessed with pomegranate molasses! His family gave us a huge bottle of homemade one from iran. We've been holding back of using it but if it's possible to make it myself I would be so happy! I definitely give it a go! Thanks!

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just stumbled across this channel and binge watched almost every video you uploaded. they are so informative and entertaining, i especially love these pantry editions. middle eastern really is one of my favorites cuisines. please keep the quality content coming, love you obi

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I’m a Jordanian in Hanoi and have been craving some pomegranate marinade lamb roast! Thank you for sharing and hope your leg is doing better. Cheers!

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I love pomegranates but not balsamic vinegar, so I'm really looking forward to making this! Plus, making pantry staples makes me happy, haha.

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I love this channel. Its amazing. Eventually this is going to blow up, just keep it up!

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What a fantastic video! you covered everything there was to know about this sauce. The spilled juice made me want to cry. 😣

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