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Nutrition: per 25 ml

  • kcal49
  • fat0g
    low
  • saturates0g
  • carbs12g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre0.1g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the sugar in a large saucepan with 300ml water. Bring to a simmer then add the zest and juice of both the orange and the lemon along with the rhubarb and the ginger.

  • step 2

    Cook the mixture over a medium heat until the rhubarb is falling apart.

  • step 3

    Pour the mixture through a sieve lined with muslin into a clean heatproof jug then transfer to sterilised bottles. Keeps in the fridge for up to 1 month.

  • step 4

    Serve approx. 25ml of cordial per 100ml sparkling water, or to taste.

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.30 ratings

rory.dyb92735

could i keep it in my larder

davidhughes060756580

Too much extraneous rubbish here. The recipe looks good but I don’t want to be assailed by adverts for roof panels; or even non roof panels!

Madam_mims

Made this three times now and it's lovely. As others have said adding blackcurrants of strawberries (50 is grams, so 400g rhubarb) will give a stronger colour. I also sterilised mine (bottling into sterile glass bottles that you bring to the boil over an hour - 65/70c internal temp then sealing…

AimEsee

question

Could I use frozen rhubarb for this recipe? Would I need to increase the measure of rhubarb?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can. Assuming the rhubarb was frozen raw then just defrost it and weight it once defrosted. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

Fallen_foodie

Very tasty. I made rhubarb oatmeal muffins with the pulp.

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