Baked Rhubarb with Lemongrass and Cloves

Name: Baked Rhubarb with Lemongrass and Cloves
Ingredients: 600 g (1 lb 3 ½ oz) rhubarb, cut into 10 cm (4 in) long pieces; 200 ml (7 fl oz) sweet dessert (sticky) wine; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 80 g (2 ½ oz) caster sugar; 1 stem lemongrass, bashed flat with a heavy knife or hammer

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Rhubarb has such great attributes for a variety of desserts — it’s not naturally sweet, it has zing and it goes so well with cream. If you can’t find lemongrass, use 1 teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest instead.

Ingredients

600 g (1 lb 3 ½ oz) rhubarb, cut into 10

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Toss together rhubarb, lemongrass, sugar and cloves in a ceramic roasting dish just large enough to hold them in one layer. Pour wine over and bake until rhubarb is cooke