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Langres-style spinach

Spinach in a creamy sauce with Langres cheese and lardons, served with hard-boiled eggs.

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Last modified on: April 24^th 2022

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 200 g cheese
2 2 shallots
3 2 spring onions (scallions)
4 300 g small pieces of bacon
5 200 g liquid cream
6 1 kg 200 g cooked spinach
7 8 hard-boiled eggs
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,600 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Cut 200 g cheese (Langres if possible) into small pieces.

Prepare 2 shallots and chop.

Prepare and slice 2 spring onions (scallions).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 8 min.

Fry 300 g small pieces of bacon in a large frying pan on high heat until done to your liking.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add the chopped shallot and cook for 1 or 2 minutes (add a knob of butter if the lardons are on the dry side).

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 200 g liquid cream, then the pieces of cheese.

Stage 5 - 8 min.

Bring to the boil, stirring constantly until the cheese is melted.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Add 1 kg 200 g cooked spinach, turn down the heat and mix well.

Leave to thicken slightly if necessary.

Stage 7

Serve plated up ("à l'assiette") with quartered hard-boiled eggs on the side, just reheated if necessary.

Remarks

Of course, this recipe is intended to be made with Langres cheese. But if you don't have this, try to use another characterful, creamy cheese, such as Munster or Maroilles.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,193 Kcal or 17,555 Kj	375 gr	418 gr	542 gr
210 %	144 %	39 %	82 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
161 Kcal or 674 Kj	14 gr	16 gr	21 gr
8 %	6 %	2 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
524 Kcal or 2,194 Kj	47 gr	52 gr	68 gr
26 %	18 %	5 %	10 %

% 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: Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 9.68 €
Per person : 1.21 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach Omelette, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salad lyonnaise, Rabbit civet, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Bistro-style cabbage salad, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apricot fool, Framboisier, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Pain perdu, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hamburgers, Potato and cheese pie, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Bisto-style canapés, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... All

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