Rhubarb and apple
This elegant rhubarb cordial from Andy Beynon is made by infusing rhubarb in a light syrup for three days with aromatics, before topping with an apple foam made from freshly pressed apple juice. This could also be made with 500ml shop-bought apple juice.
Ingredients
Rhubarb cordial
- 300g of rhubarb
- 50g of cane sugar
- 500g of water
- 1g of juniper berries
- 1g of dried rose petals
- freshly ground black pepper , 5 cracks
- 1 bunch of thyme
- 1/2 lemon
Apple foam
- 10 apples , cored and diced
- 2 gelatine leaves
- 50g of caster sugar
- 15g of citric acid
Equipment
- Siphon bottle or cream whipper
- Juicer
Method
Trim the ends of the rhubarb and roughly chop into even chunks
- 300g of rhubarb
Bring the sugar and water to a simmer in a pan, stirring to dissolve the sugar
- 50g of cane sugar
- 500g of water
Once at a boil, add the rhubarb, rose, juniper berries and black pepper. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to infuse for 20 minutes
- 1g of dried rose petals
- 1g of juniper berries
- freshly ground black pepper , 5 cracks
Add the thyme and squeeze in the lemon, then add the lemon half into the mix. Transfer to a container, cover and, once cool, let infuse in the fridge for three days.
- 1 bunch of thyme
- 1/2 lemon
After three days pass the infused rhubarb cordial through a fine sieve and set aside
Juice the diced apples – you should get around 500ml of juice. Cook the 500ml juice down until syrupy, and then pass through a sieve
- 10 apples , cored and diced
Bloom the gelatin in water, and then set aside
- 2 gelatine leaves
Heat up a small amount of the reduced apple juice with the caster sugar, and cook over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the gelatin and stir until the gelatin has dissolved, then add the rest of the apple juice and the citric acid
- 50g of caster sugar
- 15g of citric acid
Pass the juice mixture through a sieve. Add the juice mixture to a whipping siphon and add a charger
Serve the rhubarb cordial in a small glass, topped with the apple foam
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