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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 12 people, you will need:

1 10.6 oz cheese
2 3 shallots
3 3 spring onions (scallions)
4 15.8 oz small pieces of bacon
5 10.6 oz liquid cream
6 3 lb + 15.4 oz cooked spinach
7 12 hard-boiled eggs
8 salt
9 pepper

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11 min.	23 min.	34 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Cut 10.6 oz cheese (Langres if possible) into small pieces.

Prepare 3 shallots and chop.

Prepare and slice 3 spring onions (scallions).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 8 min.

Fry 15.8 oz 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 10.6 oz 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 3 lb + 15.4 oz 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
5,222 Kcal or 21,863 Kj	202 gr	134 gr	507 gr
261 %	78 %	13 %	77 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
134 Kcal or 561 Kj	5 gr	3 gr	13 gr
7 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
435 Kcal or 1,821 Kj	17 gr	11 gr	42 gr
22 %	6 %	1 %	6 %

% 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 12 people : 14.52 €
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: Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach Mornay, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bacon rolls, Spaghetti Carbonara, Salad lyonnaise, Alsatian-style salad, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: The strange gratin, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Croque-monsieur complet, Crispy potato galette with leeks, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty cockle tart, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... All

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