Best Port Poached Rhubarb Recipes
POACHED RHUBARB
I begin many of my rhubarb recipes by briefly poaching thick slices in a sugar syrup with the seeds and pod of a vanilla bean. (Don't be alarmed by the amount of sugar; it's mostly drained off.) It's a method I learned from the pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer. Once poached, the rhubarb has many uses, both sweet and savory. And the pink vanilla-specked syrup is delicious over ice cream or strawberries, or stirred into yogurt.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories easy, quick, jams, jellies and preserves
Time 10m
Yield 1 1/2 cups (plus 1 2/3 cups syrup)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Combine 1 1/4 cups water and the sugar in medium saucepan. Add vanilla seeds and pod. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stir until sugar dissolves and add rhubarb.
- Reduce heat to low and gently simmer rhubarb for 5 minutes, or until it can be easily pierced with the tip of a knife but remains intact. Do not overcook, or else rhubarb will fall apart.
- Strain rhubarb over a bowl. Store syrup and poached rhubarb separately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 210, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 53 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 51 grams
PORT-POACHED RHUBARB
This simple preparation replaces the bitterness of raw rhubarb with the musty richness of port while maintaining a special crispness in flavor. You could put this out with cheese. Or pair it with Pink Peppercorn Meringues (page 38), fresh berries, ice cream, and whipped cream for a deconstructed vacherin.
Yield makes about 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Peel the rhubarb and cut it into neat batons about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/3 inch wide. Place in a flat-bottomed casserole.
- Bring the port and wine to a boil in a nonreactive saucepan. Ignite the wine-carefully-and let it burn for 1 minute. Put the lid on the pan to extinguish the flames. Whisk in the sugar, stirring until it dissolves. Pour over the rhubarb, cover with plastic wrap, and let cool to room temperature.
- Transfer with the poaching liquid to a plastic container and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
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