How to Peel a Pomegranate
Learn how to peel a pomegranate the best way & the easy way. Cutting a pomegranate can sometimes be a bit intimidating, messy and time consuming. This is the simple & quick hack to deseed a pomegranate, with little to no mess required!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup of pomegranate arils
- Category: how to
- Method: cut and peel
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 pomegranate
- You also need: a paring knife, wooden spoon, a large bowl, and colander
Instructions
- Start by slicing through the rind (being careful not to cut too deep), just under the crown side of the pomegranate. Rotate the fruit with the other hand, while the blade is cutting, in order to remove the top piece.
- Remove the top.
- Make 4 shallow cuts through the rind, where the white membrane is. Each slice should run from the top to about 2 inches from the bottom.
- You can see in the photo below, how by choosing those 4 cuts, I didn't puncture any seeds.
- Pull it open and remove any large pieces of white membrane you can easily pull out.
- Over a large bowl, hold the pomegranate seed side down and hit the rind with a wooden spoon. Do this over and over until all the seeds (arils) fall out.
- Once they are all out, fill the bowl with water. The white membrane pieces will float to the top. Remove them with your hands or a spoon.
- Strain the pomegranate seeds in a colander. You may need to repeat the water process if you have a lot of white membrane in the mix.
- That's it! Time to enjoy or use them in a recipe!
Notes
*Be careful to cut only through the rind and not into the inside of fruit where the seeds are. That will cause a mess*
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