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Slow-Cooked Creamed Spinach

Spinach wilted over shallot and garlic, bound with a light roux, cream and milk, then barely simmered for ninety minutes until it reduces to a spoonable, almost pudding-like richness, finished with nutmeg and crème fraîche.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on32 min
  • Total2 h 2 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 45 gunsalted butter
  • 2medium shallots, finely minced
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely grated
  • 900 gcurly spinach, trimmed, washed and drained
  • 1 tbspplain flour
  • 360 mldouble (heavy) cream
  • 120 mlwhole milk
  • ¼ tspnutmeg, freshly grated
  • 60 gcrème fraîche
  • to tastekosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 55 gParmigiano-Reggiano, finely gratedoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Wheat
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Spinach
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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