Squirt of lemon juice (tbs roughly) or half a lemon
Instructions
Add the rhubarb to a pot with water. Bring to the boil, stirring for 10 minutes to prevent the rhubarb burning. Lower the heat and boil for a further 20 minutes, with the lid on.
(I would try to keep the rhubarb in a colander if you have one that can fit inside your pot - that way you don't have to strain it after.)
Remove the rhubarb, squeezing out any excess water. Switch off the heat and while the water is still hot, add the sugar and lemon juice and stir till dissolved.
Set aside to cool - serve as is, or with lemonade. We like to freeze it too.
Thermomix Recipe
Fill the Thermomix jug to 1000g
Place rhubarb in internal steamer basket. Place MC.
The water must touch the rhubarb, but the rhubarb shouldn't touch the blades.
Speed 10 mins /speed 4/ Varoma
Then 20 mins /speed 4/100C
Remove lid, then use the back of a spoon to squeeze out excess liquid.
While still hot, add sugar - you can add more or less to taste - 100g works well for me.
Add lemon juice and set aside to cool.
Once cool, move to glass bottle and store in the fridge till ready to serve.
To serve: I like to freeze half a bottle on it's side so that I can take it out and add lemonade. The lemonade is cooled by the iced drink and once defrosted you have a bubbly refreshing drink. You can drink it as is too, but I like it with the lemonade.