| Equipment Needed: |
Kitchen Measuring Utensils
Kitchen Spatula / Spoon
Strainer
2 qt sauce pan
Wire Whisk
Serving Bowls |
| Ingredients: |
3 lbs Frozen Chopped Spinach
1/2lb Salted Butter
1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 tbsp Salt
1/2 tbsp White Ground Pepper
1 cup Half & Half Cream |
| Step 1 |
Place thawed spinach into strainer and squeeze out all water.
Squeeze water until the spinach yields 1 1/2 lbs.
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| Step 2 |
Melt butter in sauce pan on medium temperature.
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| Step 3 |
Add flour and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes stirring
constantly with a wire whisk. Cook until Roux is light tan.
(An undercooked Roux will be floury tasting).
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| Step 4 |
Add salt and pepper to the Roux and mix well.
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| Step 5 |
Add half volume of the Half & Half Cream, bring to a
boil stirring well. Add in drained spinach and mix well, then
add the other half of the cream.
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| Step 6 |
Lower the heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes until spinach
is tender, remove from heat.
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