Quick-Pickled Rhubarb With Lemongrass and Ginger Recipe

Daniel Gritzer
Quick-Pickled Rhubarb With Lemongrass and Ginger Recipe
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  • Yield:Makes about 1 quart
  • Active time:15 minutes
  • Total time:30 minutes
  • Rated: 5.0
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3 Quick Pickle Recipes to Make Your Spring Produce Last

[Photograph: Vicky Wasik]

This simple quick pickle recipe is made by soaking rhubarb in a hot brine made from red wine vinegar, water, light brown sugar, and salt and infused with fresh lemongrass, ginger, and spices.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups red wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 (6-inch) stalk fresh lemongrass, halved crosswise, then quartered lengthwise, and bruised with dull side of knife
  • 1 (5-inch) knob fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1 pound rhubarb, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

Directions

  1. 1.

    In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, lemongrass, ginger, star ansie, and black peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring, until solids are dissolved. Reduce to a low simmer and cook until infused with lemongrass and ginger, about 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

  2. 2.

    In a medium heatproof bowl, strain brine onto rhubarb. Press paper towels against surface to submerge rhubarb and let stand until cooled. Transfer rhubarb and brine to a large sealed container and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

Daniel Gritzer
Culinary Director

Daniel cooked for years in some of New York's top American, Italian and French restaurants - starting at the age of 13, when he began staging at the legendary restaurant Chanterelle. He spent nearly a year working on organic farms in Europe, where he harvested almonds and Padron peppers in Spain, shepherded a flock of more than 200 sheep in Italy, and made charcuterie in France. When not working on, thinking about, cooking and eating food, he blows off steam (and calories) as an instructor of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art.

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