Ingredients:

• 1 kilo of rhubarb cut into 1-inch pieces

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1 thumb-sized piece of very fresh peeled ginger chopped into match sticks and then into 1/8 inch pieces,

• Vanilla custard cooled

• Favorite high-quality vanilla ice cream

• Whipped cream

Steps:

1. Place the rhubarb in a non-reactive pan & add half a cup of water. The rhubarb gives up liquid, quickly so while you add the water to keep it from burning, you don’t want to add too much so that it becomes too liquidy.

2. Stir in the diced pieces of ginger and the sugar. 

3. Turn the heat on high and stir. Watch carefully because you want it to soften but NOT become mushy. It will be ready in just a few minutes.

While it’s piping hot, serve with a good drizzle of the custard, a scoop of vanilla ice cream & finish with whipped cream.