Rhubarb is the classic spring vegetable, which is harvested in abundance every spring and mostly ends up in the freezer.

Rhubarb can be frozen raw or cooked

Interesting facts about rhubarb

Botanically, the rhubarb belongs to the knotweed family and thrives in almost every garden if it receives enough water. Almost everyone has dipped the raw, super-sour stalks in sugar and then eaten them raw. But tastier is the processed vegetables, delicious rhubarb cakes, tasty jams, lukewarm rhubarb compote or rhubarb pancakes with sugar. Since large quantities of rhubarb are produced every spring, it makes sense to build up unprocessed supplies.

Save rhubarb

Rhubarb can be kept raw or cooked. Wrapped in damp kitchen paper, raw sticks stay fresh for about a week in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator. A finished compote also keeps for four to five days in the refrigerator.
If you are planning to store it for a long time, you should freeze the rhubarb.

Freeze raw rhubarb

The frozen rhubarb will keep in the freezer until about until the next harvest if you pay attention to a few small things during the preparation.

  1. First, remove the large leaves from the rhubarb stalks.
  2. Wash the stalks thoroughly and cut off the lower, woody end.
  3. Cut the rhubarb into bite-sized pieces.
  4. Put the pieces in portions in suitable freezer containers.

If the skin of the rhubarb stalks is quite hard and tough, you can remove it with a vegetable peeler before freezing. If you want to remove the rhubarb pieces individually, freeze the prepared pieces on a tray and first put the frozen pieces in the freezer box.

Freeze cooked rhubarb

Prepared rhubarb can be frozen like any other fruit or vegetable. Compote or a ready-made cake are particularly suitable. It is best to let the dishes cool down completely before putting them in the freezer containers. This means that only a few ice crystals form due to condensation.

Use frozen rhubarb in the kitchen

If you thaw the rhubarb, you'll find that it gets a little mushy. However, there is no harm in using it. As usual, you can use it to prepare jam, compotes or cakes.

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