So, I've been given a secret ingredient for tonights dinner...

[RPMcMurphy]

...Promised the girlfriend a dinner tonight...but told her she has to pick an ingredient. She picked Rhubarb.

any ideas?

[Suzanne]

Well, there's always pie, with or without strawberries.

But how about making a compote to serve alongside a grilled pork chop or some grilled fish? Just leave it on the tart side, without adding very much sugar. (Add some ginger if you're serving it with pork.)

[RPMcMurphy]

pork chops sound good....

[tralfaz]

Roast rhubarb has a great intense flavor, and it's easy. 1 lb rhubarb in 2 in. pieces mixed with 1/4 c sugar (I like it tart). 350* for 20-30 minutes, depending on how firm/soft you want it. You could serve it warm with whipped cream as a dessert, or with less sugar as a side compote for fish or pork. Ginger or orange zest would be nice.


I've also made cooked rhubarb chutney that is great as a side for pork/fish. Ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, chilies, orange, etc.

[MaryB]

rhubarb crisp, simple and good

[RPMcMurphy]

good news is i got a pass on last night in favor of going out to eat (had to entertain some consultants for work)

I won't be home tonight, but tomorrow night or Saturday looks promising so it gives me some more time to research.

Is it cheating to borrow ideas from the new seasonal menus out there?

see, if i knew those techniques, I could say...."oh rhubarb, i can do this this this and this with it"

[boar_d_laze]

Rhubarb is so bitter it needs lots of sweetening to be palatable, at which point it becomes very fruit like. The possibilities are similar to "other" sweet-tart fruit. My favorite use is cooked, sweetened rhubarb as part of a melon, mint and rhubarb salad served as an accompaniment to a fried chicken dinner. Saturday is a good day for fried chicken and melon. So is any day ending in "y."

BDL