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Creamy chard

Name: Creamy chard
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kg Mangold; 200 ml Milch; 100 g Sauerrahm; 3 EL Butter; 30 g Mehl; 2 Zehen Knoblauch; Salz; Pfeffer

Seasonality: 52%.

Ingredients for 4 persons: 1 kg Swiss chard, 200 ml Milk, 100 g Sour cream, 3 tbsp Butter, 30 g Flour, 2 cloves Garlic, Salt, Pepper

Nutrition per serving View details

Carbohydrates: 11 g Protein: 6 g Fat: 15 g Fiber: 3 g

Energy: 200 kcal (837 kJ)

Preparation of Creamy chard

Swiss chard

1 kg Swiss chard

Remove the stems from 1 kg Swiss chard, blanch the chard, rinse with cold water and strain.

Preserving

200 ml Milk
3 tbsp Butter
30 g Flour
2 cloves Garlic
Salt, Pepper

Heat 3 tbsp Butter. Stir in 30 g Flour and brown a little. Stir in 200 ml Milk quickly. Bring to the boil until thickened. Season with Salt, Pepper and 2 cloves Garlic.

Finish

100 g Sour cream

Stir in the pureed chard and refine with 100 g Sour cream.

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

Martin Schlagnitweit

Creamy chard photos

The de-stemmed chard

Blanch the chard

Stir the strained chard into the roux

The finished creamed chard, served with potatoes and fried egg

Nutrition per serving

Reference amount: 1 serving

Composition

Carbohydrates 33% Protein 18% Fat 45% Fiber 8.9%

Carbohydrates: 11 g
Protein: 6 g
Fat: 15 g
Fiber: 3 g

Energy

200 kcal

837 kJ

Questions about Creamy chard

How many kcal does Creamy chard have?: One serving of Creamy chard provides 200 kcal.
How many carbs does Creamy chard contain?: One serving of Creamy chard contains 11 g of carbs.
How much protein does Creamy chard contain?: One serving of Creamy chard contains 6 g of protein.
How much fat does Creamy chard contain?: One serving of Creamy chard contains 15 g of fat.
How much fiber does Creamy chard contain?: One serving of Creamy chard contains 3 g of fiber.