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- Sweet and sour pleasure: store rhubarb
- Store rhubarb in the fridge
- Freeze rhubarb
- Rhubarb deep-frozen, step by step
- Cook the rhubarb
Rhubarb is best cooked in slices
Sweet and sour pleasure: store rhubarb
From April to mid-June, the strong rhubarb stakes invite you to harvest. Once harvested, they are unfortunately not very durable. However, a bigger crop can be preserved in several ways.
Store rhubarb in the fridge
Freshly harvested or purchased rhubarb should consume within a few days, as it quickly spoils. The rhubarb stalks are best kept in the fridge as the cold inhibits the putrefactive bacteria. Beat the rhubarb into a damp cloth and place it in the vegetable compartment. This protects him from dehydration.
Rhubarb should not be stored for more than three days as its quality suffers greatly. It is better to harvest the rhubarb just before processing or to buy only small quantities that you can consume immediately.
Freeze rhubarb
Deep-frozen, rhubarb keeps well for a year. However, the longer it is stored, the more it loses aroma, which is why you should use it after six months at the latest
Rhubarb deep-frozen, step by step
- Prepare the rhubarb by washing it, removing the leaves and the hard ends of the rods. If necessary, you can peel the rhubarb by using a small knife to loosen the woody fibers and peel off lengthwise. Cut the prepared rhubarb stems into pieces. To preserve the color of the rhubarb when freezing, blanch it in bubbly boiling water for three minutes and fry it in ice water. The rhubarb can also be frozen raw. Lay the rhubarb pieces side by side on a wooden board and place it in the *** freezer for a few hours. This will prevent the pieces from freezing to a lump. Put the pre-frozen rhubarb pieces in freezer bags, from which you can squeeze out the air before closing. Other tightly closed containers suitable for freezing are also suitable for storage. Always remove the required amount of rhubarb from the freezer container and use it completely after one year at the latest.
Cook the rhubarb
You can conserve rhubarb by cooking in different ways: