Rhubarb and Basil Shrub

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    204

A shrub is a fruit-based vinegar syrup that is used in drinks and cocktails. Mix this one with soda and crushed ice for a refreshing drink or mix with soda and gin for a delicious cocktail. Put the shrub in a 1 litre sterilised bottle and store in the fridge for up to one month.

recipe updated 9 Jun. 2025

Ingredients

  • Rhubarb icon
    Rhubarb
    400 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    400 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    50 g
  • Fresh basil icon
    Fresh basil
    10 g
  • Apple cider vinegar icon
    Apple cider vinegar
    400 g

Tools

  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Bottle
  • kCook icon Jug

Step preview

  1. Fit the Knife Blade (or Max Blade for kCook Multi)
  2. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, attach the lid with the filler cap
  3. Blend until smooth - 1 minute, speed 12
  4. Then add the next ingredients
  5. Heat until the liquid has reduced - 10 minutes, 60ºC, speed 1
  6. Let cool slightly and then remove the basil leaves
  7. Then add vinegar
  8. Mix until combined - 2 minutes, speed 5
  9. Strain the mixture through a muslin cloth into a jug and let cool
  10. Pour the shrub into a sterilised bottle
  11. Chill in the fridge until needed
  12. Use as desired
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