Pomegranate Caramel Ice-Cream Sauce

Serves: 5

Cecile Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

47

Sweetness

44

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

1.5 tbsps

Arrowroot

Directions:

1

Cut pomegranates in half and with a manual citrus juicer squeeze enough juice from 2 halves, pressing sides against center of juicer and pressing on any whole seeds in juicer with thumbs, to measure 2/3 cup

2

With hands gently break remaining 2 pomegranate halves in two

3

Bend back rinds and dislodge seeds from membranes

4

In a dry 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork (to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden

5

Cook caramel, without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden

6

Add pomegranate juice (caramel will steam and harden) and cook overt moderately low heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved

7

In a small bowl stir together water and arrowroot and stir into caramel mixture

8

Cook sauce, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula dn scraping bottom of pan frequently, until it just begins to boil nd od thickened

9

Cool sauce

10

Chill sauce, overed, until cold, about 2 hours

11

Stir pomegranate seeds into sauce

12

(Sauce may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered

13

) Spoon sauce over ice cream

14

Cut pomegranates in half and with a manual citrus juicer squeeze enough juice from 2 halves, pressing sides against center of juicer and pressing on any whole seeds in juicer with thumbs, to measure 2/3 cup

15

With hands gently break remaining 2 pomegranate halves in two

16

Bend back rinds and dislodge seeds from membranes

17

In a dry 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork (to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden

18

Cook caramel, without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden

19

Add pomegranate juice (caramel will steam and harden) and cook overt moderately low heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved

20

In a small bowl stir together water and arrowroot and stir into caramel mixture

21

Cook sauce, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula dn scraping bottom of pan frequently, until it just begins to boil nd od thickened

22

Cool sauce

23

Chill sauce, overed, until cold, about 2 hours

24

Stir pomegranate seeds into sauce

25

(Sauce may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered

26

) Spoon sauce over ice cream