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Fresh spinach with cream

Fresh spinach, simply wilted, reheated in a sauce of thickened cream with shallot, and served with quarters of hard-boiled egg.

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Last modified on: September 29^th 2012

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g fresh spinach
2 4 hard-boiled eggs
3 1 shallot
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 200 ml liquid cream
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 955 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 31 min.	12 min.	1 hour 43 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 hour 9 min.

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Prepare 500 g fresh spinach, and set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

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Chop finely 1 shallot.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

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Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan on medium heat, and when hot add the chopped shallot, season and cook 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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Pour 200 ml liquid cream into the pan, season again.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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As soon as the cream boils, add the spinach.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

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Turn down the heat and leave the cream to thicken slowly, stirring gently from time to time to separate the spinach leaves.

This gentle cooking takes about 10 minutes. Then check seasoning.

Heat plates.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

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Cut 4 hard-boiled eggs into quarters lengthways.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

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Divide the spinach between the plates, arrange the eggs on top, and pour over the cream from the pan.

Remarks

The spinach and hard-boiled eggs can be prepared several hours beforehand, or the previous day. In this case leave the spinach in a dish on absorbant paper, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,144 Kcal or 4,790 Kj	30 gr	27 gr	102 gr
57 %	12 %	3 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
120 Kcal or 502 Kj	3 gr	3 gr	11 gr
6 %	1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
286 Kcal or 1,197 Kj	8 gr	7 gr	26 gr
14 %	3 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.14 €
Per person : 0.79 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Baby spinach salad, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bourguignon potatoes , Crème de foie gras, Bisto-style canapés, Langoustine gratin, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro-style red endive salad, Leeks in vinaigrette , Jerusalem artichoke salad, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Bistro-style cabbage salad, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Provençal braised carrots, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Two-olive ciabatta, Leek and Mimolette tart, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, ... All

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