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 4 people, you will need:
- 1
2 shallots - 2
2 tablespoons oil - 3
150 g small pieces of smoked bacon - 4
250 g cream - 5
400 g cooked spinach - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 880 grams
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 2 tablespoons oil and when hot, add 150 g 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 400 g 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 |
| 2,052 Kcal or 8,591 Kj | 102 gr | 139 gr | 263 gr |
| 103 % | 39 % | 13 % | 40 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 233 Kcal or 976 Kj | 12 gr | 16 gr | 30 gr |
| 12 % | 4 % | 1 % | 5 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 513 Kcal or 2,148 Kj | 25 gr | 35 gr | 66 gr |
| 26 % | 10 % | 3 % | 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.57 €
- 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: Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Spinach fritters, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vol-au-vent, Lobster Thermidor, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Courgette tart with mint, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All |
 | Small pieces of smoked bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endives "bonne femme", Veal Marengo, Salad paysanne, Stuffed baguette , Rabbit civet "à la normande", ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise endive salad, Oven omelette, Rémoulette dressing, Escalope cordon bleu, Morteau sausage, ... All |
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