Rhubarb Sorbet

Ingredients

• 3.5 cups rhubarb stalks fresh chopped (4-5 stalks, do not use the poisonous leaves!)
• 2.5 cups water 
• 1.7 cups granulated sugar white
• 2 teaspoons orange zest 
• 2 teaspoons ginger fresh chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 2 Tbsp plus 

Equipment

• pot
• sieve
• blender
• popsicle molds
• ice cream machine
• immersion blender

Directions

1. Cook the rhubarb in water with sugar, zest, ginger, salt:
2. Put the chopped rhubarb, water, sugar, orange zest, ginger, and salt into a 3 to 4-quart pot.
3. Heat on high heat to bring to a boil.
4. Lower the heat to low to simmer, covered, for 5 minutes, or until the sugar has dissolved and the rhubarb is falling apart tender.
5. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Either use an immersion blender or work in batches with a standing blender to purée the mixture until smooth. Press the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any of the stringy pulp.
6. Stir in the corn syrup.
7. Chill: Cover and refrigerate until totally chilled, several hours or overnight. (Can more quickly chill in the freezer if you check it and stir it every 15 minutes.)
8. Process in ice cream maker: Process in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
9. Note that right out of the ice cream maker the sorbet will have a soft consistency. If you would like it to be firmer, put it in a covered container and freeze it for a few hours.
10. Once frozen, you may need to let it sit for a few minutes at room temperature to soften before serving.
11. Alternatively, pour into popsicle molds and freeze for rhubarb popsicles!