Creamed spinach

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What can be better than a side of creamy, nutmeg-infused spinach? Perfect to accompany any roast and especially good at Christmas

Ingredients

• 25 g butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped Onion un-yun Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 200 ml full-fat milk Milk mill-k One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a complete food. While cow…
• 2 x 200g bags spinach Spinach spin-atch Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…
• 100 ml single cream
• fresh nutmeg, for grating Nutmeg nut-meg One of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from bbcgoodfood.com

Preparation

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Serves 8

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Heat the butter in a saucepan, then add the onion and cook for 5 mins until softened. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 mins, then slowly start to whisk in the milk. When it has all been incorporated, gently cook for 5 mins until the sauce has thickened.

Meanwhile, place the spinach in a large colander. Pour over a kettle full of boiling water until the leaves have wilted (you may have to do this twice). Place the spinach in a clean dishcloth, squeeze out any excess liquid, then roughly chop. Stir into the sauce with the cream, gently heat, then finely grate over some nutmeg and season well.

Can be made
up to two days ahead and gently
reheated until piping hot.

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