Recipes with pomegranate fruits are perfect for fall. Let's find out how to prepare a complete menu made from first, second and dessert using this precious seasonal fruit
The recipes with pomegranate fruits they are ideal for welcoming the first cold of autumn. There pomegranate in fact it contains many nutritional properties that allow you to prepare an effective body barrier towards the ailments of the autumn period.
Very rich in vitamins (A, E and B) and of C in particular, the pomegranate it is also an excellent natural source of minerals, manganese, potassium, zinc, copper and phosphorus. Prolonged use of this fruit in the dietin addition, it has a beneficial effect on intestinal regularization, fights aging and free radicals and allows you to keep the cholesterol bad and blood pressure.
After having decanted the beneficial properties of the pomegranate it is also necessary to talk about his taste: an exceptional mix between sweet and sour making it perfect for both preparations salty than for those sweets, giving the dish originality, color and a taste really special.
Did you want to try it in the kitchen? Let's discover the recipes with pomegranate to prepare a complete menu made up of first and second courses and, of course, the dessert.
Risotto with pomegranate grains
Ingrediants
250 g of rice
2 pomegranates
30 g of butter
Grated cheese
Vegetable broth or 1 nut
30 cl of white wine
1 white onion
Extra virgin olive oil to taste
Salt to taste
Pepper as needed
Method
To prepare this delicious and simple risotto you start by gently shelling one of the two fruits, doing everything possible for leave the beans intact. The other fruit is instead squeezed and the juice is collected in a container. Do then wilt the onion cut into small pieces in a non-stick pan with extra virgin olive oil and then add the rice to toast it. Cook it for a few minutes, mixing it, pour the wine and let it evaporate. Keep stirring the rice and add the pomegranate juice and cook the risotto, adding the vegetable broth hot from time to time.
When the rice is cooked turn off the heat and whisk it in the butter, i pomegranate grains and a nice sprinkling of grated cheese (parmesan or parmesan, to taste). Adjust to salt and pepper and bring to the table the risotto with the pomegranate still hot.
Guinea fowl breast with pomegranate
Ingrediants
2 guinea fowl breasts
100 g of bacon
1 pomegranate
30 g of flour
30 g of butter
Bay leaves
20 cl of brandy liqueur
Salt to taste
pepper as needed
Method
To prepare this recipe very delicate start by dividing each breast of guinea fowl into two parts, then dividing it again in two thinner slices and banging them with a kitchen hammer or meat mallet. Over each slice place some Bay leaves and a slice of bacon. Season with salt and pepper and then pass it in Flour. Melt the in a non-stick pan butter and start cooking the meat over low heat for about 5 minutes.
Take the pomegranate fruit and do it halfway. Keep the juice on the one hand, on the other divide the beans with delicacy. Then add to the pan with the breast of guinea fowl brandy and pomegranate juice, cover with a lid and continue there cooking for about another 15 minutes.
Remove the meat from the pan and put it on the plates. Embellish the sauce formed with pomegranate grains and cook for another two minutes, adding a little more butter. Garnish the meat with sauce and bring it to the table.
Soft pomegranate fruit cake
Ingrediants
3000 g of flour 00
180 ml of pomegranate juice (about 2 whole fruits)
3 eggs
250 g sugar
1 sachet of baking powder
150 ml extra virgin olive oil
Method
This soft and colorful cake it is simple to prepare and is perfect for Breakfast, snack or dessert. To prepare it at home the first thing to do is squeeze the fruits of the pomegranate and extract the juice, keeping it aside. In a large container they are then beaten eggs with sugar and must be mounted with kitchen whips. The oil is added, the pomegranate juice and the sifted flour, a little at a time, always continuing to knead with your hands or with a food processor. Joins the baking powder and a homogeneous and lump-free compound is formed.
Before baking it you have to butter the pan and then pour the cake dough. The sweet it should be cooked in a hot oven at 180 ° for about 40 minutes. Before serving it, as you like, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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