Lareys cream spinach

1. Lawry's Famous Creamed Spinach

   Prep Time

   20 mins

   Cook Time

   20 mins

   Total Time

   40 mins

   
   

   Lawry's Prime Rib restaurant's creamy spinach.

   Course: Side Dish

   Cuisine: American

   Servings: 4 -6

   Author: Cynthia

   Ingredients

   ·        1 pound baby spinach

   ·        4 slices of bacon diced

   ·        1 clove of garlic

   ·        1 medium onion diced fine

   ·        3/4 teaspoon Lawry's seasoned salt

   ·        1/2 teaspoon white pepper

   ·        1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

   ·        2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

   ·        2 Tablespoons flour

   ·        1 cup milk

   Instructions

   1.    Blanch spinach in batches by cooking it in salted, boiling water for a few seconds, then plunging it in ice water to stop the cooking. (To save time, use frozen, chopped spinach!)

   2.    Squeeze out excess liquid and chop.

   3.    In a medium-sized skillet over medium heat, saute bacon 2 or 3 minutes. Add diced onion and continue to cook until onion is translucent another 3 or 4 minutes. Add garlic, spinach and seasonings and cook another minute.

   4.    In a medium saucepan, heat butter until melted. Add flour, stirring with a spoon until flour is incorporated and begins to turn slightly golden, about 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until sauce begins to thicken about 3 minutes.

   5.    Add cream sauce to the spinach mixture.

   6.    In a food processor pulse spinach 3 or 4 times. It should retain its texture.

   7.    Can be made a day ahead of time.