Sauteed Rhubarb  -    12  sticks of rhubarb
  -   
         1 lb light brown sugar -    ½ cup light  corn syrup -    4 oz butter
  -    2 vanilla beans -    4oz  “Chambord” Raspberry liquor    
         Wash the rhubarb in cold  water and the using a clean
         wet towel the dead skin from the stick.   Cut  the rhubarb into ¾ inch chunks.
   Cook together corn syrup / sugar and  butter, constantly stirring
         with a spatula, until it becomes caramel.
   Add  the vanilla beans and Rhubarb and gently fold in caramel.   Don’t  worry
         if caramel start setting hard, just keep cooking and stirring.
   Add  The “Chambord” raspberry liquor and keep cooking until the caramel 
         totally combines into liquid.
   Using a strainer remove the pieces of  rhubarb before they fall apart or melt into liquid. They should be still  hard.
   Since you add the rhubarb to the caramel, this
         whole process  last about 10 minutes.
   Then reduce the cooking liquid until heavy  syrup consistency (soft ball)
   Finally add fold in the pieces of  rhubarb and
         remove from stove.  Five minutes after divide this compote  into 3 quart containers and seal warm.
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