I LOVEEEEE POMEGRANATES!! This is a fruit that I grew up snacking on, as my now deceased mother used to pick them up for me from the supermarket, allowing me to snack on the seeds while enjoying a Chinese movie with the family. While you may think that she just handed me a bowl of seeds to munch on, which wouldn’t require any work on my part (besides eating them) … my mom actually handed me sections and made me do my own work 😆. Thanks to her, I am now very familiar with deseeding pomegranates!
Even now, decades after my mom has passed, I think about her every single time I have pomegranates. Recently, I started having my 3 year old toddler deseed the sections for me, just as my mother would 😁. Not only does it keep my toddler occupied, it lends me extra time to get other things done!
If you have not tried pomegranates, I would highly recommend you do so NOW! Not only are they tasty, possessing both tart and sweet flavors, they also offer many health benefits (and antioxidants!). Follow my how-to instructions below and or watch my video tutorial if you want to know learn what needs to be done! Tag me @rackoflam on social media, leave a comment and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel if you found my instructions helpful!
How to Cut and Deseed a Pomegranate
Instructions
- Wash the exterior of the pomegranate thoroughly.
- Using a knife, remove the crown of the pomegranate, until you see the seeds and ridges from the top. The ridges are white lines that separate the pomegranate into individual sections.
- Score the skin, from top to bottom, cutting along the ridges.
- Using your fingers, gently pry the pomegranate open, breaking it into sections.
- Working with one section at a time, gently push the seeds away from the white membranes into a large bowl. You may deseed while submerging each section underwater as well to avoid juice from splattering everywhere.
- Run the bowl of seeds with some water. Using a strainer or your hands, remove the membranes that float to the surface until only seeds remain.
- Carefully strain the water or pour the seeds into a colander. Enjoy!
Video
Notes
- If you do not see ridges, just cut along the skin (not cutting too deep, or you will puncture the seeds and cause a mess!)
