Spinach à la Lorraine
Smoked bacon, shallots and cream to accompany spinach cooked separately, to form a very gourmet dish.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
6 shallots - 2
6 tablespoons oil - 3
15.8 oz small pieces of smoked bacon - 4
1 lb + 10.4 oz cream - 5
2 lb + 10.3 oz cooked spinach - 6
salt - 7
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min. | 26 min. | 31 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 10 min.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 6 tablespoons oil and when hot, add 15.8 oz small pieces of smoked bacon.
Toast, stirring occasionally.
Toast, stirring occasionally.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute with the bacon, stirring constantly.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Add 2 lb + 10.3 oz cooked spinach, stir well and turn down the heat.
Let the cream reduce gently to your liking, then check the seasoning again.
Let the cream reduce gently to your liking, then check the seasoning again.
Stage 6
Your spinach à la Lorraine is ready.
Remarks
Smoked bacon isn't absolutely essential, but it's much better.
You can add a few toasted croutons just before serving.
You can add a few toasted croutons just before serving.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,783 Kcal or 24,212 Kj | 89 gr | 92 gr | 609 gr |
| 214 % | 25 % | 6 % | 68 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 219 Kcal or 917 Kj | 3 gr | 3 gr | 23 gr |
| 8 % | 1 % | <1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 482 Kcal or 2,018 Kj | 7 gr | 8 gr | 51 gr |
| 18 % | 2 % | 1 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 10.72 €
- Per person : 0.89 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach on toast with bechamel, Spinach Omelette, Feta and spinach brik pie, Thin spinach and potato tart, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Mushroom velouté, Potato gratin, "Day After Pork Belly" Soup, Bounty-style tart for Alison, ... All |
 | Small pieces of smoked bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endives "bonne femme", Eggs meurette, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Montbenoit's canapés, Veal Marengo, ... All |
 | Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chinese style chicken, Mixed salad with curry mayo, Spinach brik parcels, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Endives , ... All |
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