Post #530976 by Chinarose on Tue, May 18, 2010 11:24 AM

if you want a more intense color, get some dried jamaica/hibiscus from a mexican market, make a very strong hibisucus tea with them, then add a little of the tea to the homemade grenadine.

When I did this, I added about 1/2 cup of the dried hibiscus to a small saucepan with 1 cup of boiled water. I turned the flame to low and let it simmer for 2 minutes or so, turned the flame off, put the lid on the pot and let the mixture sit for several hours. Once I was done, I strained out all the red liquid, put it back in the pot with 2 cups of sugar, let the sugar dissolve, then mixed that with a 16 oz bottle of POM. It has a great flavor and a wonderful bright color when added to drinks. Even a teaspoon will make a very intense color.

I read somewhere (Trader Tiki's blog maybe?) about adding hibiscus to the homemade grenadine, and this is the method I used. I don't know if it's the best, but I am very happy with the results.

Next time I might try the suggestion from above and add 1 cup of the PAMA and 1 cup of POM to the tea instead of 2 cups of POM.

[ Edited by: Chinarose 2010-05-18 11:27 ]