Rabarbaragrautur - Stewed Rhubarb

==Description==
rhubarb grows in almost every vegetable garden in Iceland, right alongside the potatoes. In the summer, it is mostly used for soup and "grautur" (thick stew). It is preserved mostly as jam, but it also freezes well, and tastes excellent when preserved in syrup. There are many homes where rhubarb soup/porridge is eaten throughout the winter. It is also good for desserts (especially pies and compote) and chutneys, and it makes excellent wine. 
===Ingredients===
* 3/4 litres water 
* 3-3 1/2 tblsp. potato starch/cornflour 
* 250 g. rhubarb 
* 100 ml. water, cold 
* 200 ml. Sugar 
===Directions===
Wash the rhubarb and chop into small pieces. Drop into cold water and bring to the boil. Cook until the rhubarb pieces separate. Add the Sugar and thicken with the potato starch. Don't close the pot, it makes the rhubarb loose its colour. Pour into a bowl, sprinkle with Sugar and serve hot or cold, with cream or half and half. 
To make rhubarb soup: follow the above recipe, but only use about a quarter of the starch. Serve hot. 
Replace part of the rhubarb with strawberries for a delicious alternative. 
If the soup/porridge looks unappetizingly green, add some red food coloring. This will not be necessary if you are using the red rhubarb variety. 
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==See also==
Category: Icelandic VegetarianCategory:VegetarianCategory:Recipes
Category:Icelandic Recipes
Category: Rhubarb Side Dish RecipesCategory: Boiled Rhubarb Recipes
category:Potato Recipes
category:food coloring Recipes
category:potato starch Recipes
category:red currant Recipes
category:cornstarch Recipes
category:rhubarb Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes