Creamed Fresh Spinach
photo by jalberlan
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 (566.99 g) bag fresh spinach, washed (I prefer baby spinach leaves)
- 118.29 ml chopped sweet onion (such as Vidalia or Wala Walla)
- 1.23 ml freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
- 0.61 ml ground cinnamon
- 0.61 ml salt (to taste)
- 118.29 ml reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 118.29 ml heavy cream
directions
- Rinse off spinach well and shake to dry, but there should be some water still on the leaves (this residual water will help steam the spinach).
- Remove any tough stems from the spinach, then place spinach leaves into a large saucepan, cover, and cook over medium heat just until wilted- approximately 4 minutes, checking once halfway through to flip the leaves over to ensure even cooking.
- Have ready a mesh strainer, so that as soon as the spinach leaves have wilted, you can strain them over the sink, while running cold water over them to prevent overcooking.
- Make sure the spinach is cooled down very well from the water, then set aside to drain.
- Mix together onion, spices,salt,chicken broth,and cream in a small pan.
- Bring to a boil (uncovered) over medium heat and let reduce to about 3/4 cup, this will take some time- approximately 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally and adjusting heat as needed to keep from burning.
- Meanwhile, squeeze the spinach dry using your hands- get out all the excess liquid you can.
- Chop spinach coarsely and then add to the reduced cream mixture.
- Taste and season to taste.
- If making this in advance, cover and chill then reheat in a saucepan until bubbling, stirring, for about 4 minutes or until warmed through.
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