Especially those who have their own garden and harvest their own rhubarb usually do not come after processing and cooking the popular bars. In addition, rhubarb compote and rhubarb jam are generally not durable in glass too long. That's why it makes sense again and again to prepare small portions with a few glasses, How good, if you have frozen rhubarb at hand! That's how it works:

Freeze rhubarb properly? Step by step

1. Clean rhubarb and peel

Before you can freeze rhubarb, you have to Remove leaves and dry spots, Then the bars under running water Rinse thoroughly, Drain and then the cut off hard ends generously, Then start peeling at the cut surface. Grasp the fibers and remove them lengthwise. This is how it works: peel rhubarb

2. Freeze rhubarb

Rhubarb is best frozen in pieces. After peeling the bars therefore cut into rough pieces, If you have plenty of space in the freezer, you can get the rhubarb pieces first spread out and next to each other Freeze (for example, on a chopping board, a tray, a baking sheet, etc.) so that they do not touch each other? and later transfer to a freezer bag or freezer, So you make sure that the individual pieces do not freeze together and you can portion them well.

If you do not have enough space, pour the rhubarb into a freezer bag or can and place it in the freezer immediately. There they hold themselves then for up to a year, Currant jam

Use frozen rhubarb

When you defrost frozen rhubarb, it often gets a bit soggy. But you can just use it as usual analog to fresh rhubarb. Do you still need suggestions for this? We'll tell you what you need to know about rhubarb cooking and reveal our best rhubarb recipes, including the best recipe for rhubarb pie. Speaking of frozen rhubarb: how about this delicious sour cream rhubarb ice cream on a stick?

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Store rhubarb in the short term

If you only want to store rhubarb for a few days, you can also wrap it in a damp kitchen towel and put it in the fridge's vegetable compartment. But this can really only be a solution for a few days. Should it be longer: Freeze rhubarb!

By the way:You can also very well freeze gooseberries, freeze strawberries and freeze currants.

Food Preservation Demonstration: Freezing Rhubarb (April 2024).