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Rød Grød Med Fløde

May 9, 2011 by mydanishkitchen

Rød Grød Med Fløde

The word Grød describes the consistency of a dish, once cooked, and can be made of rice, oat, corn, potatoes, wheat, rye,  fruit etc. Grød (aka Porridge) has been a popular food in Northern Europe and Russia since the 1900 and was commonly used as a prison food in the UK. It is known to be inexpensive, easily digestible and to provide a long sensation of fullness.

In Denmark “Rød Grød med Fløde” describes a classic summer dish made of cooked red berries served with ice-cold cream or milk. It can be made with several different types of berries or simply just with a single berry. Some of the more popular berries used include raspberries, strawberries, red currant, black berries and rhubarb (although not a berry). Rød Grød is a delicious and refreshing summer dessert which can be served either warm or cold and it is really quick and easy to make. I hope you enjoy this classic Danish dish.

Ingredients:

2 rhubarb

1 lb strawberries

6 oz raspberries

1 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

3 tbsp cornstarch

cold water

Cold cream or milk for serving

Directions:

Clean rhubarb under cold running water, cut into 2 inch pieces. Rinse off strawberries, cut off top and slice in half. Look over raspberries for dirt. Place rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries in a cooking pot, add water and sugar. Simmer covered over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Pour cooked fruit into a sieve and press fruit through the sieve using the backside of a large spoon until only seeds remain. Make sure to scrape the thick fruit pulp from the underside of the sieve, that’s the good stuff.

Stir together cornstarch and a small amount of cold water to make a slurry. Return the fruit pulp/juice to the cooking pot and bring back to a simmer. Add cornstarch slurry in small increments to the fruit while stirring, simmer. The consistency of the fruit mixture should be thick enough to cover a spoon.

Pour fruit into small serving glasses or into a serving bowl. Place in refrigerator to cool completely. When ready to serve, pour a small amount of cold cream or milk over fruit and enjoy.

 

Rød Grød Med Fløde

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Posted in Danish, Dessert | Tagged Danish, dessert, fløde, grød, raspberries, rød, rød grød, rhubarb, strawberries | 17 Comments

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  1. on April 4, 2016 at 20:52 Gen

    Thank you for posting this – I did a study abroad in Denmark in 2007, and my host mother made this one late spring night (among other amazing Danish dishes!) I grew up in New England and my Dad always grew rhubarb, and now anytime I have it I think of this dish. Can’t wait to make it 🙂


    • on April 5, 2016 at 13:39 mydanishkitchen

      Gen, Rød Grød med Fløde is perfect for a summer evening. I hope you like it.


  2. on July 3, 2011 at 10:11 Pille @ Nami-Nami

    Oh, I remember trying to pronounce rødgrød med fløde when I first moved to Denmark back in 1992 🙂


  3. on June 21, 2011 at 20:11 Mads

    Love love love your blog… looks amazing and my farmer just handed be a bunch of rhubarbs!!! Giving this a try ASAP (tomorrow).


    • on June 22, 2011 at 03:51 mydanishkitchen

      Aww, I want to have a local farmer live close to me as well. I am so glad you’re enjoying the blog 🙂


  4. on May 23, 2011 at 18:26 torviewtoronto

    delicious colourful combination looks wonderful


  5. on May 15, 2011 at 12:31 Claudie

    Wow that looks really good! I recall my grandmother used to make something similar, but not quire the same. And that red color — I really like how daring it makes the dessert looks.


  6. on May 15, 2011 at 01:55 blackbookkitchendiaries

    wow! i really love how pretty this dessert looks!! fantastic flavors my friend. thank you for sharing this.


  7. on May 11, 2011 at 09:08 Staci

    I am sooo excited to see this. I have wanted to make this forever but never quite knew how. It looks amazing…and now I have a use for the rhubarb sitting in my fridge.


    • on May 11, 2011 at 21:38 mydanishkitchen

      I’m so glad you’ve found a use for that rhubarb 🙂


  8. on May 10, 2011 at 15:40 Sidsel

    This is making my mouth water. We always had this in the spring when rhubarb was ready, or whenever Mom made it. And it’s fun just watching people’s faces when you say rød grød med fløde” I always get a head shake and a ‘Say that again?’.


  9. on May 10, 2011 at 07:23 Tes

    What a refreshing dessert! It looks so beautiful 🙂 I wish we had rhubarb here 🙂


    • on May 10, 2011 at 07:26 mydanishkitchen

      You don’t need rhubarb. The dessert can be made with any single berry or a combination of whatever you like. See what works for you.


  10. on May 9, 2011 at 18:08 London Eats

    How funny – the Danes that were on my university exchange year in Germany DID try to get us to say it. But this is the first time I’ve seen a recipe, so maybe I should try it out for old times sake. We’re apparently going to have a bumper year for strawberries in Britain this year due to the hot weather early in the season, so maybe your timing is just perfect.


  11. on May 9, 2011 at 08:26 dave

    love love love it!

    I’ve never had it with rhubarb ,, but rhubarb and strawberries seem to go hand in hand.

    And it’s a fun dessert to get non-danes to try and say … hehehehe


    • on May 9, 2011 at 09:40 mydanishkitchen

      Yep, it always fun to have foreigners try and say “rød grød med fløde” 🙂


      • on July 27, 2011 at 15:08 Kaytlyn

        My Danish classmates tried to get me say it all the time – I wasn’t too bad at it by the time I left, but I still couldn’t get it quite right! haha



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