Rhubarb Sorbet Recipes

RHUBARB SORBET

Steps:

• Put rhubarb, sugar, salt and lemon juice in a nonreactive skillet. Add 1 cup water and simmer over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until softened.
• Purée rhubarb mixture in a blender until smooth, about 2 minutes, then cool. (You may prepare rhubarb purée 1 to 2 days ahead.)
• Use an ice cream machine to freeze rhubarb purée, then transfer to an airtight container and store in freezer compartment of refrigerator until sorbet is firm, about 1 hour. Remove and hold at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

RHUBARB & STAR ANISE SORBET

Steps:

• Put the rhubarb in a saucepan and add the sugar, 75ml water and the liquid glucose. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add to the pan (with the pod) along with the star anise.
• Place over a medium-high heat and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat slightly and cook for 15 mins until the sugar has dissolved and the fruit is soft and starting to break down. Remove from the heat and fish out the vanilla pod and star anise. Purée in a blender.
• Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, removing any remaining stringy bits of rhubarb. Transfer to a jug and stir in the lemon juice and vodka, if using. Cover and put in the fridge until fully chilled before churning in an ice cream machine, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Scrape the sorbet into an airtight container and freeze for at least 3 hrs before serving. Will keep, frozen, for up to 1 month.

RHUBARB SHERBET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place rhubarb in 4-quart nonaluminum baking dish. Cover and bake at 375 degrees until rhubarb is soft, about 25 minutes.
• Remove rhubarb and place with liquid in food processor or mill and puree.
• Combine puree with wine, sugar and lemon juice. Place in ice-cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, or pour into large shallow dish, cover and freeze for about 1 hour or just until edges begin to harden and center is only partly frozen. Remove from freezer and beat in mixing bowl until frothy. Return to dish and cover. Refreeze for about 30 minutes, until mixture begins to harden again. Remove from freezer and beat again. Return to freezer and freeze completely, at least 2 or 3 hours, before serving.

RHUBARB SORBET

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water and lemon juice in heavy large saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Add rhubarb. Simmer until rhubarb is tender , about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to processor and puree until smooth. Stir in corn syrup. Refrigerate mixture until cold, about 1 hour.
• Transfer rhubarb mixture to ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions. Freeze. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.)

RHUBARB FLOAT WITH BUTTERMILK SORBET

Steps:

• Place two-thirds of the rhubarb in a tall glass, and top with half of the sorbet. Add remaining rhubarb and sorbet. Pour in sparkling water to fill. Drizzle with poaching liquid. Serve immediately.

RHUBARB SORBET

Steps:

• Wash, trim and cut the rhubarb into 1 inch chunks.
• Place rhubarb, sugar, lemon juice and water in a pan and gently cook until soft, around 15-20 minutes.
• Allow rhubarb to cool then blend mixture in a liquidizer until smooth.
• Freeze in an air tight container stirring every hour to prevent ice crystals forming until set, around 4-6 hours. Alternatively use an ice cream maker to churn then store in an air tight container and freeze for around 4 hours until set.
• Lovely served with baked bananas, a nutty cake (especially pistachios) or on its own!

RHUBARB SORBET WITH VANILLA RHUBARB COMPOTE

Steps:

• Make sorbet:
• Toss together rhubarb, sugar, and corn syrup in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart heavy saucepan and let stand, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes (to macerate).
• Cook mixture over low heat, stirring frequently, until rhubarb has released about 2 cups liquid, 10 to 15 minutes. Increase heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until rhubarb is very tender, 12 to 15 minutes. 3Purée mixture in 2 batches in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Transfer purée to a bowl, then set bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir occasionally until cold, 10 to 15 minutes. Freeze purée in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 1 hour.
• Make compote while purée is chilling:
• Simmer sugar and 1 1/2 cups water in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add rhubarb slices and return just to a simmer, then remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla gently (to avoid breaking up rhubarb). Cool mixture to room temperature, gently stirring once or twice, about 30 minutes. Chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Let sorbet soften at room temperature 5 minutes, then serve with compote.

RHUBARB SORBET

Steps:

• boil water and rhubarb in a large saucepan for 10 minutes.
• strain into a bowl in a sieve, pressing down on solids, discard solids.
• add sugars to liquid, stirring to dissolve, add lemon juice.
• cool mixture in refrigerator.
• add to container of an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
• transfer to a freezer safe container, freeze for 1 hour.

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SORBET

Steps:

• Wash rhubarb stalks and trim the stem and leaf ends; cut rhubarb into ½ -inch pieces.
• Put rhubarb, water, and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the rhubarb is tender and cooked through.
• Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Slice the strawberries and puree them with the cooked rhubarb mixture and the lemon juice in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.

RASPBERRY-RHUBARB SORBET

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb, sugar, vanilla bean seeds, and 1/2 cup water in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until rhubarb has broken down and mixture is thick and syrupy, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer rhubarb mixture to the jar of a blender along with raspberries and lemon juice; blend until smooth. Set a fine mesh sieve over a large container. Strain rhubarb mixture into container; cover and transfer to refrigerator until chilled.
• Freeze rhubarb mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Keep frozen, in an airtight container, up to 1 week.