Wednesday 18 June 2014

RHUBARB & LEMON VERBENA

Roasted rhubarbs with lemon verbena custard (serves 2)

For the rhubarb:
Cut the rhubarb & roast with a little sugar & splash of orange juice at 160ÂșC for 40 minutes.
For the custard:
* 180ml whole milk

* 2 sprigs of lemon verbena
* 2 egg yolks

* 2 tsp caster sugar

* 1 tsp cornflour
Gently heat the milk & lemon verbena, until it starts to simmer
Beat together the egg yolks, sugar and cornflour
Pour some of the warm milk on to the yolks and sugar, stirring all the time until all the milk has been added.
Pour this back into the saucepan & stir for about 20 minutes till it has thinkened to custard consistancy. Strain the lemon verbena out.
Pour into a jug, cover with clingfilm & allow to cool.


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