serves
6-8
prep
20 minutes
cook
50 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
6-8
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
50
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 900 g rhubarb, about 2 bunches, trimmed, washed and cut into 2.5 cm lengths
- 125 g caster sugar
- ½ large orange, zest finely grated and juiced
- double cream or vanilla ice-cream, to serve
Crumble
- 150 g (1 cup) plain flour
- 150 g (¾ cup) demerara sugar
- 75 g unsalted butter, chilled and chopped
- 90 g 100% cacao chocolate, finely grated
Instructions
Preheat a fan-forced oven to 180ºC.
Remove and discard the rhubarb leaves, then trim the stems and wash well. Cut into 2.5 cm lengths, then place in a large shallow baking dish. Add the sugar and orange zest and toss to combine well. Pour over the orange juice and cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake for 25 minutes or until the rhubarb starts to soften. It may need a little less time if your rhubarb is very slender.
Meanwhile, to make the crumble, place the flour and sugar into a large bowl and using your fingertips, rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the grated chocolate.
Take the rhubarb out of the oven and remove the foil. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the rhubarb and bake for another 25-30 minutes or until the crumble begins to crisp and the rhubarb juices bubble up around the edges to make a glossy chocolate sauce. Serve with chilled double cream or vanilla ice-cream.
Photography by Benito Martin. Styling by Lynsey Fryers. Food preparation by Alice Storey and Georgi Larby.
Nikko oval bowl (used for crumble) and Rockingham black/white plate, both from Tomkin. Black basics side plate from Maxwell and Williams.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
