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I've been toying with the notion of trying rhubarb in non-desserts. I haven't actually tried any yet.
Last night I cut a small amount into a salad, used my vinagrette dressing – it was absolutely wonderful. Now I'm even more interested in savory cooking with rhubarb.
Does anyone have any good NON-dessert recipes using rhubarb?
Last night I cut a small amount into a salad, used my vinagrette dressing – it was absolutely wonderful. Now I'm even more interested in savory cooking with rhubarb.
Does anyone have any good NON-dessert recipes using rhubarb?
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Re: Rhubarb in savory dishes?
Tue, June 30, 2009 - 11:19 AMFound this on the web one day, but I haven't tried it yet.
Lentil and Rhubarb Stew With Indian Spices
Yield 4 servings
Time 40 minutes
Mark Bittman
Summary
Any lentils, including the tiny dark green de Puy lentils from France, will work here, but I prefer orange ones because they are incredibly quick-cooking and nicely colored. Also, I'd stay away from adding other full-flavored vegetables -- I tried both beets and turnips while developing this dish -- because they overcomplicate the nearly perfect marriage of flavors.
Ingredients
3 or 4 stalks rhubarb, strings removed, chopped1 cup orange lentils, well washed2rn tablespoons minced ginger1 tablespoon minced garlic4 cardamom pods1 tablespoon mustard seeds2 cloves1 teaspoon cracked black pepper1 dried ancho or other mild chili, optionalSaltChopped cilantro leaves for garnishMethod
Combine all ingredients except salt and cilantro in a saucepan and add water to cover by about 1 inch. Cook at a steady simmer until lentils and rhubarb are quite soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove cloves and, if you like, cardamom pods. Add salt, then taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with cilantro and serve.
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Re: Rhubarb in savory dishes?
Tue, June 30, 2009 - 5:38 PMThat sounds really good.
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Re: Rhubarb in savory dishes?
Wed, July 1, 2009 - 8:16 AMRhubarb is *excellent* cooked with a braised pork shoulder, and also sliced french cut into any Stir-Fry.... -
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Re: Rhubarb in savory dishes?
Wed, July 1, 2009 - 1:55 PMI thought about stir-frys. Just hadn't had a chance to try it yet. And my husband is a little "afraid" of rhubarb…
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