Fresh spinach with cream
Fresh spinach, simply wilted, reheated in a sauce of thickened cream with shallot, and served with quarters of hard-boiled egg.
266,5094.4/5 for 65 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 29th 2012
For 8 people, you will need:
- 0
4 cups + 3 tablespoons fresh spinach - 1
8 hard-boiled eggs - 2
2 shallots - 3
4 tablespoons olive oil - 4
1 ¾ cup liquid cream - 5
salt - 6
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 31 min. | 12 min. | 1 hour 43 min. |
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- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a pan on medium heat, and when hot add the chopped shallot, season and cook 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour 1 ¾ cup liquid cream into the pan, season again.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
As soon as the cream boils, add the spinach.
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Turn down the heat and leave the cream to thicken slowly, stirring gently from time to time to separate the spinach leaves.
This gentle cooking takes about 10 minutes. Then check seasoning.
Heat plates.
This gentle cooking takes about 10 minutes. Then check seasoning.
Heat plates.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Cut 8 hard-boiled eggs into quarters lengthways.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Divide the spinach between the plates, arrange the eggs on top, and pour over the cream from the pan.
Remarks
The spinach and hard-boiled eggs can be prepared several hours beforehand, or the previous day. In this case leave the spinach in a dish on absorbant paper, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,289 Kcal or 9,584 Kj | 61 gr | 55 gr | 204 gr |
| 114 % | 23 % | 5 % | 31 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 120 Kcal or 502 Kj | 3 gr | 3 gr | 11 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 286 Kcal or 1,197 Kj | 8 gr | 7 gr | 26 gr |
| 14 % | 3 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 6.28 €
- Per person : 0.79 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Koulibiak in pie dish, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Baby spinach salad, Mixed vegetable curry, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Spring veal sauté , Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Two-cheese quiche, ... All |
| Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piedmont salad, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Eggs with mayonnaise, Chicken pie, White asparagus salad, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Artichokes with beef, "Land and sea" kebabs, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Leek fondue, ... All |
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