Rhubarb ideas please

VfM4meplse

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

I'm a fan of this cake: https://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/s/spiced-rhubarb-cakewithcinnamoncream.html

Yum, yum, and thrice yum! This sounds bloomin' delicious!!!

Hopeless_Case

mumf wrote: »

Chutney!http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/29807/rhubarb-chutney.aspx,
And there are a few more ideas in there too.

That sounds wonderful! I've bookmarked it

JackieO wrote: »

My neighbour gave me lots from his garden on Saturday afternoon and I made a delicious crumble with honey and cinnamon, had the last of it today at lunchtime

Mmm hadn't thought of adding honey and cinnamon

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Put the rhubarb in big chunks at the bottom of a roasting pan. Sprinkle on a little sugar, a fair bit of sea salt and pepper and roast a chicken on top of it with some more salt, pepper and thyme.


Makes a really nice vegetable accompaniment - sweet and sharp - goes brilliantly with roast chicken, roasties and green veg.

And i hadn't thought of using it with savoury dishes, I was a bit worried about using it all but I'm beginning to think I'll need a lot more now :rotfl:

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Isn't it surprising how something as OS as Rhubarb can bring out so many nice recipes .

I too am amazed at the prices charged for something that can grow almost anywhere and is hard for even the most ham handed gardener to kill.

If I remember years ago my late Mum would put the soot from the kitchen range around the crowns in our garden and to 'force' it a bit she would put an upturned bucket over the crown to encourage it to grow quicker

It was one of our staple puds as a child, and even raw, dipped in sugar or honey and crunched like a carrot it was a treat.

But then old fashioned puds were a way of filling up children when food was rationed and hard to come by.

Our garden produced rhubarb,apples, pears, raspberries,strawberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries and we would go looking for wild blackberries which grew almost anywhere.

The last time I saw blackberries on sale in Sainsburys they were around £2.25 for a tiny punnet of about 15 ! ! . Luckily my DGS enjoy helping me find them up in the country park near to where I live and we collect them and I soak in salt and cold water at home ( kills off and wee beasties) and then dry off and freeze to use through the winter.

But then there were nothing like the yogurts, or fromage frais available back then, and my Mum would have never spent £3.00 plus on a tiny pot of pudding. We had proper 'fill your tummy up' puddings, and no inbetween meals snacks at all.

JackieO xx

Hopeless_Case

I pick loads of blackberries, I try and pick some each day when I'm out with the dogs when they're in season, and I've still got a few of last year's left and I love a handful either with other chopped fruit or in a yoghurt, plus the odd crumble. I like to add them (or blackcurrants) to chopped fruit/yoghurt while they're still frozen, I like the crunch it adds

JingsMyBucket

Nicki wrote: »

I was given a smaller amount recently. I love rhubarb but no one else in my family does. I cooked mine in my instant pot with ginger, cinnamon and stevia (I'm also watching my weight) and had it with natural yogurt for breakfast over several days. It was very nice!

@Nicki can you tell us how long you cooked it and with how much water, please? I’ve never cooked rhubarb before but would like to try. I’m also watching my sugar and have an Instant Pot. This would be great on Greek yoghurt for breakfasts this summer. Please and thanks!

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JIL wrote: »

On the BBC website there's a link to a rhubarb and custard cake. I used the recipe and made muffins, they were delicious.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10500/rhubarb-and-custard-cake

Hopeless_Case wrote: »

That sounds lovely! I've bookmarked it

I have made this before and it is really nice.
Don't worry when the top 'cracks' and sinks a little - it does this every time (you can see it in the picture)

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I have just got my recipe folder out as I know I have a few rhubarb recipes I have made in the past. I have managed to find the original links to them all.

Bakewell tart:https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/bakewell-tart-with-rhubarb.html

Creamy rhubarb tarts: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5568/creamy-rhubarb-tarts

Rhubarb and custard pie with crumble: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3292/rhubarb-and-custard-pie-with-butter-crumble

Rhubarb and lemon curd cake: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1974642/rhubarb-and-lemon-curd-cake

Can you tell I grow rhubarb?

For the gooseberries this is very nice: https://www.sarahraven.com/articles/gooseberry_tart.htm

VfM4meplse

Spider_In_The_Bath wrote: »

I have just got my recipe folder out as I know I have a few rhubarb recipes I have made in the past. I have managed to find the original links to them all.

Bakewell tart:https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/bakewell-tart-with-rhubarb.html

Much as I dislike the supermarket, I can't fault their recipes! I can see how orange would work well here.

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VfM4meplse wrote: »

Much as I dislike the supermarket, I can't fault their recipes! I can see how orange would work well here.

It is worth making the effort to cook it as it is really nice.

Floss

I cut it into 1" pieces, then it either gets made into rhubarb and ginger jam, or gets roasted in a warm oven then mixed with custard or yogurt. If DH picks it he makes rhubarb wine which is delish