Pomegranate Jam

(Nar Receli)

1 bottle of pomegranate juice- POM Wonderful 473 ml + 25 ml water
1 red apple*, peeled, discard the seeds, thinly grated
2 cup sugar
1 handful pomegranate
1 cinnamon stick
1 tbsp lemon juice

Place the pomegranate juice in a medium sized pot. Pour for about 25 ml water into the bottle, shake and pour it into the pot, too. Now add the apple, sugar, handful pomegranate and cinnamon stick in it.

Cook for about 10 minutes at medium-low heat. Then turn the heat a little bit more to low and cook until the mixture reaches jam consistency**. It takes app. 20 minutes.

Add the lemon juice, cook for another 1-2 minutes and turn the heat off. Place into a clean jar and close the lid tightly. Store in a dark and cool place.

You can have Pomegranate Jam poured on top of the Turkish Yogurt or Goat Cheese with fresh Walnuts. You can also serve Pomegranate Jam as an ice cream topping with almond slices or crumbled walnuts:)

A pomegranate gives a mess to everything around you when you get the seeds out of it. That's why I used a bottle of Pomegranate juice and this way I avoided to stain my shirt:)

* Red apple gives the right consistency to Pomegranate Jam, otherwise it gets runny.
**Take one spoon from jam on a cold plate, if it is not runny and stays, then it's done.