🇫🇷 French

Spinach Purée

Name: Spinach Purée
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; to taste Salt; 300 g Spinach; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 1 tsp Black Peppercorns; 200 ml Milk; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth

🇫🇷 French

Over silky potato purée, spinach and its sauce make the ultimate bistro plate. About 50 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Spinach300 g
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Milk200 ml
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml

Optional extras

Tarragonhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Butter 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 black peppercorns.
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 tarragon 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

Video: How to Cook Spinach Like a Pro | Jacques Pépin Cooking at Home | KQED · on YouTube