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Rhubarb Fool
Photo: Lars Blankers

Rhubarb Fool

5 ingredients 6 steps 4 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

410
Calories
13g
Protein
14g
Fat
62g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rhubarb not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500 g fresh or frozen rhubarb
  • 4 dl water
  • 1 dl white granulated sugar
  • 3 tbsp potato starch
  • Milk , or a mixture of milk and cream , for serving

Directions

1

Rinse the rhubarb and cut it into smaller pieces, about 1–3 cm in length. If the rhubarb is coarse or of low quality, it may be necessary to peel it first.

2

Bring the water and sugar to a boil . Add the rhubarb and boil until soft, about 3–5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the starch with a bit of water until it dissolves.

3

When the rhubarb is soft, whisk or stir vigorously to make sure all the rhubarb pieces break up into strings. There should be no whole pieces left—if necessary boil some more.

4

Remove the rhubarb from the heat. Add the dissolved starch to the rhubarb while stirring. Keep stirring and bring the rhubarb to a boil once again.

5

Pour the rhubarb fool into serving bowls and sprinkle some sugar on top to prevent a skin from forming. Leave to cool off and then refrigerate.

6

Serve at room temperature or chilled, with milk.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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