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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 21^th 2024

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 4 shallots
2 4 tablespoons oil
3 300 ml small pieces of smoked bacon
4 500 ml cream
5 800 ml cooked spinach
6 salt
7 pepper

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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 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and slice 4 shallots.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 4 tablespoons oil and when hot, add 300 ml small pieces of smoked bacon.

Toast, stirring occasionally.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute with the bacon, stirring constantly.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Add 500 ml cream, salt and mix well.

Bring to the boil, and check seasoning.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Add 800 ml cooked spinach, stir well and turn down the heat.

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.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,103 Kcal or 17,178 Kj	203 gr	277 gr	526 gr
205 %	78 %	26 %	80 %

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 %

% 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

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 7.15 €
Per person : 0.89 €

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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 Croque-monsieur , Asparagus and spinach gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Salmon and spinach quiche, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini cheese and mustard toasts, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Quartet of brassicas with cream , Chocolate cream, Green bean purée, ... All
	Small pieces of smoked bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed baguette , Veal Marengo, Salad paysanne, Comtois surprise bread, Endives "bonne femme", ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rémoulette dressing, Bourguignon potatoes , Pancake batter, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Crispy potato galette with leeks, ... All

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