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Stewed rhubarb

Name: Stewed rhubarb
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 600 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g rhubarb; 150 g caster sugar

This is perhaps the best known use of rhubarb, and can be used as the basis for other recipes.

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Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 21^th 2026

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For 600 g, you will need:

1 500 g rhubarb
2 150 g caster sugar
Total weight: 650 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

5 min.

Resting

30 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 5 min.

Resting 30 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Put 500 g rhubarb in a pan, after preparing it as shown here.

Tip 150 g caster sugar over the top and shake or stir gently.

Step 2 - ⌛ 30 min.

Leave at room temperature for the sugar to act, and after 30 minutes or so you'll see that rhubarb juice has begun to collect in the bottom of the pan.

Step 3

This is the sign that you can put it on to cook gently, covered with a lid.

Step 4 - ⌛ 20 min.

Leave to cook on low heat for about 20 minutes until it is "stewed". Check by stirring: you should no longer be able to see individual pieces of rhubarb. They should have disintegrated into a smooth purée.

Your stewed rhubarb is ready. Leave to cool, then keep refrigerated in a sealed container.

Remarks

Taste the fruit before it's completely cooked to see if it needs a little more sugar.

If you'd like a smoother result, you can blend the rhubarb briefly, but it's hardly necessary.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	< 1 g	26 g RDI=10 %	0 g	105 kcal RDI=5 %	438 kJ RDI=5 %
Whole recipe	3 g RDI=4 %	168 g RDI=63 %	0 g	680 kcal RDI=34 %	2,847 kJ RDI=34 %