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Old-fashioned spinach with nutmeg and cream

Brigitte Hafner
Brigitte Hafner

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Old-fashioned spinach with nutmeg and cream
Old-fashioned spinach with nutmeg and creamMarina Oliphant
Time:< 30 minsServes:4

My mother used to make this all the time with frozen chopped spinach. I always loved it, but when I first tried it with fresh spinach I thought it even more special.

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Ingredients

  • 2 bunches of spinach

  • 60g butter

  • 1/4 cup cream

  • half a whole nutmeg, grated

  • salt and pepper

Method

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Pick the leaves from the two bunches of spinach and wash well in water, drain and wash again (spinach can have a lot of sand or grit in the leaves and must be washed well).

    Cook the spinach in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, then drain and rinse in cold water. Take small handfuls of spinach and squeeze out as much water as you can. Chop the spinach finely.

    Heat a frying pan and add the butter. When it foams, add the spinach. Cook for a few minutes until hot, add the cream, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook until the spinach is creamy but no longer wet. Serve at once.

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Brigitte HafnerBrigitte Hafner is a chef, restaurateur and recipe writer.

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