Rhubarb Syrup

By ltrodrigu

Ingredients

• 4 cups chopped rhubarb
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from thekitchn.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the rhubarb, sugar, and water in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is soft and the liquid has thickened slightly, about 20 minutes.

Set a fine-meshed strainer (or a coarse strainer lined with cheesecloth)over a large bowl. Pour the rhubarb through the strainer until most of the liquid is in the bowl. Press the solids a little with the back of a spoon to extract more syrup.

Carefully pour the syrup into a clean bottle, cover or cork the bottle and refrigerate. It should keep for quite some time in the fridge.

The leftover rhubarb solids also make a nice rough jam, so if you want you can put them in a clean jar and keep them in your refrigerator for a week or so. It's great on toast!

Variations:
-Add a few coins of ginger or a few large pieces of orange peel to the rhubarb at the start of the cooking time.

-Towards the end of the simmering time, add a small handful of rough chopped basil, or several sprigs of thyme.

-Stir a few teaspoons of rose water or orange flower water into the finished syrup.