Spinach is a green leafy vegetable that is great to be enjoyed both raw and cooked. There are many possible cooking methods, spinach can in fact be boiled, sautéed or sautéed in cream. Read the recipe and find out what ingredients and tricks are needed to prepare fabulous spinach.
Ingrediants
For all methods
450 g of fresh spinach
Boiled spinach
5 - 10 g of salt
Stir-fried spinach
- 30 ml of extra virgin olive oil
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- salt
Spinach with cream
- 15 g of Butter
- 60 g of chopped onion
- 1 Clove of minced garlic
- 125 ml of cooking cream
- nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
Portions
About 4
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Prepare the Spinach
Step 1. Remove the thick stems
Break them up with your hands or cut them with a sharp knife. Remove the hard, fibrous part that would be difficult to eat and leave the leaf vein intact.
Step 2. Fill the sink with cold or lukewarm water
Soak the spinach and leave them to soak for a few minutes, so that any residue of earth or sand detaches from the leaves. Drain them, rinse them and repeat the whole process. After the second wash, drain them again.
Step 3. Put them in a salad dryer
Operate it to get rid of all excess water.
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Alternatively, let them drain for half an hour or pat them dry with a clean kitchen towel.
Step 4. Slice the leaves
Make pieces of 5 - 10 cm.
Method 2 of 4: Boiled spinach
Step 1. Place the spinach in a medium-sized pot (at least 6L)
The leaves should not fill it more than halfway.
Step 2. Cover them with water
Pour some water into the pot and make sure all the spinach leaves are submerged. The water must remain at a distance of at least 5 - 8 cm from the rim of the pot to avoid the risk of spilling out during boiling.
Step 3. Salt the water to taste
You will need 5 to 10 g of salt. Your spinach should be flavorful, but the salt shouldn't be the predominant flavor.
Step 4. Boil the water over high heat
When the water comes to a boil, set your kitchen timer. The spinach will need to cook for 3 - 5 minutes.
Step 5. After cooking time, drain them by pouring them into a colander
Shake the colander to remove excess water.
Step 6. Immediately toss the spinach into a bowl filled with cold water and ice
Let them cool for about 1 minute. This trick will stop it from cooking and will be able to keep the spinach green and bright.
Step 7. Drain them again
Pour them into the colander and shake it as before.
Method 3 of 4: Stir-fried spinach
Step 1. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large pan
Choose a pan with a diameter of about 30 cm and with high sides. Heat the oil over medium-high heat. Move the pan to sprinkle all the bottom with oil, evenly.
Step 2. Add the minced garlic
Fry it until it starts to brown. It will take about 1 minute. Remember that garlic, especially if finely chopped, will burn very quickly so don't cook it for too long.
Step 3. Pour the spinach into the pan
If necessary, use your hands or a kitchen spatula and be very careful not to splash yourself with hot oil.
Step 4. Stir to season the spinach with the oil and garlic
Use kitchen tongs or two spatulas and gently lift and flip the spinach leaves several times to make sure you season them evenly.
Step 5. Cover the pan with the lid
Let them cook for a good minute without turning them.
Step 6. Remove the lid
Turn the spinach again with the tongs or spatulas.
Step 7. Replace the lid
Cook for another minute.
Cook Spinach Step 19 Step 8. As soon as the spinach softens and collapses remove the lid and remove the pan from the heat
Drain the liquids at the bottom of the pan by draining them down the sink.
Step 9. Season the spinach with more oil and salt if desired
Flip and mix them with tongs before serving.
Method 4 of 4: Spinach with cream
Step 1. Boil the spinach for 1 minute
Follow the instructions in the second section, the one relating to boiled spinach.
Step 2. Pour them into a colander to get rid of excess water
Carefully dry the spinach leaves with paper towels.
Step 3. Place the leaves on a cutting board
Chop the leaves coarsely using a smooth, sharp knife.
Alternatively, you can also use kitchen scissors
Step 4. Heat the butter in a pan of about 30 cm in diameter
Use a medium or medium-high heat and wait for the butter, melting, to cover the entire bottom of the pan.
Step 5. Incorporate the chopped onion and garlic
Let them cook in butter for about 5 minutes, allowing them to release their aromas and caramelize.
Step 6. Add the cooking cream
Stir to mix with the other ingredients.
Step 7. Salt, pepper and season with nutmeg
Let the mixture cook without a lid until it begins to simmer and thicken.
Step 8. Pour the sliced and dried spinach into the pan
Stir to mix them with the cream. Reduce the heat to medium-low heat and cook for a couple of minutes. The mixture will need to thicken further.
