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- From: rjw@ptsfc (Rod Williams)
- Newsgroups: mod.recipes
- Subject: RECIPE: Cream-of-spinach soup
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- Date: 13 Nov 86 06:46:59 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SPINACH-SOUP SP "4 May 85" 1986
- .RZ "CREAM OF SPINACH" "Easy cream of spinach soup"
- .IH "Serves 4-6"
- .IG "1 bunch" "fresh spinach"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "medium onion," "50 g"
- minced (about \(12 medium onion)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "celery" "50 g"
- (chopped, including leaves)
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "butter" "15 g"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "flour" "15 g"
- .IG "3 cups" "chicken broth" "700 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "cream" "100 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "medium sherry" "50 ml"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "nutmeg" "1.5 ml"
- .IG "to taste" "salt, white pepper"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Wash spinach carefully, and discard any thick stalks.
- .SK 2
- Melt butter over medium heat.
- .SK 3
- Add onion and celery and saut\z\(aae until onion is translucent (about 3
- minutes.)
- .SK 4
- Stir in flour, add salt and pepper, and cook for 2 minutes.
- .SK 5
- Add chicken stock, stirring well. Heat until it starts to
- boil, stirring frequently.
- .SK 6
- Add spinach and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
- .SK 7
- Using a food processor with steel blades, or a blender, pur\z\(aaee the
- mixture in batches until it is smooth with dark green flecks.
- .SK 8
- Return to a medium heat, taste and correct seasoning.
- .SK 9
- Stir in cream, sherry, and nutmeg. Do not allow to boil. Serve immediately.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes simmering, 15 minutes cooling.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Rod Williams
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