Rhubarb Mousse Recipes

RHUBARB MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place rhubarb, 2 tablespoons caster sugar and vanilla in ceramic dish.
• Process in steam oven for 25 minutes. OR:.
• Steam in Thermomix on 90 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Place in Thermomix bowl.
• Add gelatine, food coloring and whisk on reverse, Level 3 for 30 seconds or until blended completely.
• Either leave in Thermomix bowl and refrigerate over night or transfer to a different container. (Because clearly you cannot do without your Thermomix for 24 hours!).
• THE NEXT DAY:Using butterfly attachment, whisk cream with remaining sugar until peaks form. (WARNING: I made sweet butter the first time...no longer than 1 minute on 3 will do!).
• Add rhubarb mixture and blend, again in reverse and on 3. This may take over a minute, but just check and when happy, you're done!
• Put mousse into moulds or ramekins.
• Chill several hours or overnight.
• Drizzle melted white chocolate (Induction 1 for quite a while!) over mousse and then decorate with either a raspberry coulis or reserve some of the steamed rhubarb and make a rhubarb coulis with 1/2 cup caster sugar, at least 1/2 cup cooked rhubarb, and coloring, cooked on Induction 6 until blended. Push through sieve and store in fridge.

RHUBARB-STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Combine the rhubarb, strawberries and sugar in a heavy 2-quartsaucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.
• until the rhubarb is soft.
• Pour 2/3 of the mixture into a blender with the kirsch; purée and set aside.
• Pour 4 tablespoons cold water into a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over the top.
• Allow to soften for 10 minutes. Heat gently until the gelatin has completely dissolved. Stir into the rhubarb purée.
• Combine the purée with the remaining cooked rhubarb mixture.
• Whip the heavy cream until stiff and fold into the rhubarb mixture. Chill for several hours.
• ***Source: This recipe appeared in The Times in an article by Olwen Woodier; it was adapted from.
• Mallards Restaurant at Arrowwood in.
• Rye Brook, N.Y.

RHUBARB MOUSSE

Steps:

• Cook the sugar and water until it forms a thick syrup (the temperature should be 238 degrees).
• Beat the egg whites and when they foam, add the salt and cream of tartar, and continue to beat until they start to form soft peaks.
• Add in a slow steady stream the hot sugar syrup, beating constantly, and continue to beat until the mixture has cooled and is thick.
• Beat the cream in a separate bowl until almost stiff, then beat in the liqueur.
• Fold the whipped cream into the egg white-sugar syrup mixture and freeze for 2 hours.
• Remove the bowl from the freezer and stir in the pureed rhubarb.
• If you are not serving immediately, hold the mousse in the freezer.
• Serve in a glass bowl or in sherbet glasses, decorated with berries.

RHUBARB MOUSSE

Steps:

• Wash, peel and cut the rhubarb into 1 inch pieces.
• Cook it with half cup water until just tender (about 5 minutes).
• Blend it with sugar and vanilla extract or orange zest. Set aside to cool.
• Melt the gelatin in a small amount of hot water, add to the blended rhubarb.
• Whip the cream, stir together with the blended rhubarb - gently!
• Refrigerate for several hours until the dessert stiffens into a creamy substance.
• Enjoy!