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Briony's Rhubarb Recipes
Read below for Briony's delicious rhubarb recipes!
Rhubarb Chutney:
Ingredients:
- 400g fresh rhubarb
- 300ml apple cider vinegar
- 200g light brown soft sugar
- 250g sultanas
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 20g fresh grated ginger
- 2 cored and peeled apples
- Juice & zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon
Method:
- Place the apple cider vinegar, sugar, sultanas, cinnamon, ginger and the juice & zest from lemon and orange into a large saucepan.
- Bring to the boil and let simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Add the rhubarb into the pan, and continue to cook for 15 minutes.
- Once it's done, pop it in a sterilised jar and place it in a cool, dark place for up to three months.
Top tips:
- If you're using forced rhubarb, which is sweeter, you can reduce the amount of sugar to 120g.
- To find out how to sterilise a jar, click here for 成人快手 Food advice.
Rhubarb & Lentil Curry
Ingredients:
- 400g fresh rhubarb
- 250g puy lentils
- 1 brown onion
- 2 leeks and 2 celery sticks
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 2tsp smoked paprika
- 2tsp turmeric
- 2tsp ground coriander
- 3tsp ground cumin
Method:
- Heat up oil in a pan, then add your onion, leeks and celery to fry for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Once the veg is soft, add your spices and cook for a few minutes until fragrant.
- Then add the stock, the puy lentils, the chopped tomatoes and the rhubarb.
- Stir well and cook for 20-25 minutes until the rhubarb has started to break down.
- Serve with basmati rice, a dollop of yoghurt and a sprinkle of fresh coriander.
Top tips:
- You can swap out ingredients that don't suit your taste buds - that's the joy of a curry!
Rhubarb and Custard Muffins:
Ingredients (Makes 12):
- 300g self raising flour
- 150g golden caster sugar
- 50g custard powder
- 125g unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 230g natural yogurt
- 400g fresh rhubarb
- 150g custard
- 50g demerara sugar
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 180C fan/200C, or gas mark 6. Line a cupcake tray with 12 cases.
- In a bowl, add the flour, sugar and custard powder then mix to combine.
- In another bowl, mix the butter, eggs and yoghurt.
- Tip the wet ingredients into the dry and mix to form a thick batter.
- Chop the rhubarb into small chunks and fold through the mixture.
- Half-fill each muffin case with the batter, add a heaped teaspoon of custard, then top with more batter.
- Sprinkle over the demerara sugar and bake for 30 minutes until a skewer / knife comes out clean.
Top tips:
- Don't overmix your batter once adding the rhubarb, as this will make your muffins more tough.