🇮🇹 Italian

Spinach Soffritto

Name: Spinach Soffritto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 300 g Spinach; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 2 stalks, diced Celery

🇮🇹 Italian

Hearty and humble: spinach braised with vegetables until the broth turns silky and every spoonful comforts. 50 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Spinach300 g
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Dried Oregano1 tsp
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Celery2 stalks, diced

Optional extras

Fresh Basilhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the spinach well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the spinach out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the dried oregano.
3
Return the spinach, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh basil right before serving.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

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