Pomegranate Gin Preserve

By Melissa Clark

Pomegranate Gin Preserve
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
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Ingredients

Yield:About a pint
  • 2cups pomegranate seeds (from about 3 pomegranates)
  • ¼cup sugar
  • 3-inch strip orange zest
  • About 2 cups gin
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

414 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 29 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 24 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 5 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large jar, stir or shake together pomegranate seeds, sugar and orange zest. Pour in gin; cover seeds by about an inch. Cover jar and let sit in a dark, cool place (but not the refrigerator) for at least 3 weeks.

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Until Jones

Easy! We put a few seeds in each glass and munched on them while we sipped. Lovely.
Used the wooden-spoon-whacking method to seed pomegranate.

Sabrina

Easy to do and amazingly delicious!!! My second batch is doing it's thing right now!!

Kimmerz

How are these preserves used/served? I would like to know before I prepare...

Noah

Lots of ideas here: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/dining/22appe.html

Emily Karstetter

Very good, but a little sweet. I would do again with maybe just a tablespoon of sugar.

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