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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 12 people, you will need:

1 6 shallots
2 6 tablespoons oil
3 450 g small pieces of smoked bacon
4 750 g cream
5 1 kg 200 g cooked spinach
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,640 grams

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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 6 shallots.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour in 6 tablespoons oil and when hot, add 450 g 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 750 g cream, salt and mix well.

Bring to the boil, and check seasoning.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Add 1 kg 200 g 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
6,155 Kcal or 25,770 Kj	305 gr	416 gr	789 gr
308 %	117 %	39 %	120 %

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 12 people : 10.72 €
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 and ricotta ravioli, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Feta and spinach brik pie, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Curried prawn risotto, Rice à la grecque, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Chocolate tart, "Moelleux" cake batter, ... All
	Small pieces of smoked bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salad paysanne, Eggs meurette, Comtois surprise bread, Veal Marengo, Comtoise endive salad, ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy rice with spinach, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Small ratatouille with , Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, ... All

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