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Roasted Rhubarb with Red Wine and Spices





Total Time
1 hr

This dessert gets its exotic touch from star anise, a licorice-y seasoning that’s used in Vietnamese cooking. Find it in your supermarket’s spice aisle.

 

This recipe, and others like it, can be found in the article “25 Fresh Summer Meals You’ll Want to Make All June.”

Roasted Rhubarb with Red Wine and Spices




Iain Bagwell
 1/2 cup sugar
 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out with a knife tip and reserved
 2 star anise, each broken into 2 or 3 pieces
 2 teaspoons orange zest
 1 pound rhubarb, ends trimmed
 1 cup fruity red wine, such as Grenache
  Pepper
 12 to 16 meringue cookies (1 1/2 to 2 in. wide)
  About 1/2 cup crème fraîche, sweetened to taste
 3 tablespoons chopped roasted, salted pistachios
Step 1
1

Preheat oven to 375°. In a 9-in. square baking pan, toss sugar, vanilla bean and seeds, star anise, and orange zest to combine. Halve rhubarb lengthwise, and if stalks are large, split again lengthwise. Cut pieces about 2 in. long on a diagonal and combine with sugar mixture. Stir in wine along with pepper to taste.

Step 2
2

Bake until rhubarb is tender when pierced but still holds its shape, 15 to 20 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer rhubarb to a shallow bowl; discard star anise.

Step 3
3

Pour rhubarb juices into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, 6 to 9 minutes. Pour over rhubarb. Let cool, occasionally spooning syrup over fruit.

Step 4
4

Set meringues in bowls. Spoon fruit and syrup on top, discarding vanilla bean. Add a spoonful of crème fraîche to each and sprinkle with pistachios.

Step 5
5

Make ahead: Through step 3, chilled, up to 1 day.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories381
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g21%

Saturated Fat 8.5g43%
Cholesterol 25mg9%
Sodium 125mg6%
Total Carbohydrate 55g20%

Dietary Fiber 3.6g13%
Protein 4.2g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.