Rhubarb and honey
compote
 

Baking rhubarb with honey is a simple and delicious way of cooking it.  It also has the

advantage of keeping the bits of rhubarb whole rather than letting them reduce to a mush.

Preparation Time             10  Mins

Cooking Time                 30  Mins

Elapsed Time                  40  Mins

Ingredients

For     8  portions

5 tbs               Honey

1                    Orange  - juice of

4 strips            Orange zest

910 gms           Rhubarb  - cut into 2½ cm lengths

80 gms             Sugar  - caster

To serve

                      Cream

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 170°C.  Place the rhubarb in a shallow, ovenproof dish. Drizzle over the

honey and then sprinkle with sugar. Add the orange zest and juice. Cover with foil.  Bake for 25-

30 minutes, stirring every now and then, until the rhubarb is tender but not disintegrating.  Serve

 hot, warm or cold, with cream or yoghurt.

Wine recommendations

Conventional

          Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Special

          Moscatel Sherry