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Creamed spinach

Name: Creamed spinach
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 0.45 kg Blattspinat; 50 ml Milch; 25 g Sauerrahm; ½ EL Butterschmalz; 7.5 g Mehl; ¼ Zehe Knoblauch; Muskatnuss; Salz; Pfeffer

Ingredients: Creamed spinach for 1 person Seasonality: 0%

Ingredients: 0.45 kg Spinach, 50 ml Milk, 25 g Sour cream, ½ tbsp Clarified butter, 7.5 g Flour, ¼ cloves Garlic, Nutmeg, Salt, Pepper

Nutrition per serving View details

Carbohydrates: 12 g Protein: 17 g Fat: 18 g Fiber: 10 g

Energy: 270 kcal (1,130 kJ)

Preparation of Creamed spinach

spinach

0.45 kg Spinach

Remove stem and root from 0.45 kg Spinach, blanch and strain. (or use 900 g of strained frozen spinach and defrost).

roux

50 ml Milk
½ tbsp Clarified butter
7.5 g Flour
¼ cloves Garlic
Nutmeg, Salt, Pepper

Heat ½ tbsp Clarified butter. Stir in 7.5 g Flour and brown a little. Stir in with 50 ml Milk. Bring to the boil until thickened. With Nutmeg, Salt, Pepper, ¼ cloves Garlic and seasoning.

finish

25 g Sour cream

Stir in the strained spinach and bring to the boil. Refine with 25 g Sour cream.

Created and tested by Martin Schlagnitweit – seasonal cook, web developer and vegetable grower.

Martin Schlagnitweit

Creamed spinach photos

Blanched spinach leaves, freshly defrosted.

The strained spinach for the creamed spinach

Stir the flour into the hot butter

Pour milk into the roux

Stir the strained spinach into the roux

The finished creamed spinach, served with apples and fried egg

Nutrition per serving

Reference amount: 1 serving

Composition

Carbohydrates 22% Protein 31% Fat 33% Fiber 18%

Carbohydrates: 12 g
Protein: 17 g
Fat: 18 g
Fiber: 10 g

Energy

270 kcal

1,130 kJ

Questions about Creamed spinach

How many kcal does Creamed spinach have?: One serving of Creamed spinach provides 270 kcal.
How many carbs does Creamed spinach contain?: One serving of Creamed spinach contains 12 g of carbs.
How much protein does Creamed spinach contain?: One serving of Creamed spinach contains 17 g of protein.
How much fat does Creamed spinach contain?: One serving of Creamed spinach contains 18 g of fat.
How much fiber does Creamed spinach contain?: One serving of Creamed spinach contains 10 g of fiber.