How To Clean Rhubarb
Author: Alexander Bruni
Time for reading: ~1
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)
Rhubarb is a great spring vegetable. Only the stems are considered edible, while the leaves and root are poisonous. But the stem has a delicate sour-refreshing taste. Rhubarb is often used in the preparation of desserts, pastries.
Should Rhubarb be Peeled?
Rhubarb is a great spring vegetable. Only the stems are considered edible, while the leaves and root are poisonous. But the stem has a delicate sour-refreshing taste. Rhubarb is often used in the preparation of desserts, pastries. Rhubarb is used to make jam, preserves, candied fruits, compotes, jelly, pies.
Rhubarb stalks, if immediately wrapped in cling film and placed in the refrigerator, can last up to a week. Rhubarb is rich in vitamin A, C, E, B, carotene. 100 grams of rhubarb contains a third of the daily norm of a very important and rare vitamin K. In addition, rhubarb stalks contain malic, oxalic, citric, succinic organic acids, mineral salts of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Therefore, try to use juicy rhubarb stalks to the maximum in your spring-summer menu.
- Rhubarb
- Knife
How to clean rhubarb step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
For work, we need rhubarb and a small sharp knife.
Step 2
Wash the rhubarb well.
Step 3
Cut off the top and bottom edges of the rhubarb stem.
Step 4
Start peeling the rhubarb from the concave side: hook the skin with a knife and pull. It separates easily.
Step 5
Somewhere in the middle, the skin will most likely break off. It will be necessary to pick it up again with a knife.
Step 6
And pull to the end.
Step 7
On the other sides of the rhubarb stalk, the skin is removed very easily: you just need to pick up the skin with a knife and pull it and it can be easily removed. Continue to remove the skin around the entire circumference of the stem.
Step 8
Rhubarb cleaned.