Creamed Spinach with Spiced Bread Crumbs

Name: Creamed Spinach with Spiced Bread Crumbs
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 2 lb. fresh spinach; 8 tbsp. unsalted butter; 1 ⁄ 2 cup fresh bread crumbs; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. paprika; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 large shallot, minced; 5 tbsp. flour; 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups milk; 1 ⁄ 3 cup sour cream; 1 ⁄ 4 cup grated Parmesan; 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

Serves
serves 6-8

HELEN ROSNER

This luxurious stove-top creamed spinach is enriched with sour cream and topped with crunchy spiced bread crumbs. This recipe first appeared in our November 2012 issue along with Bernard L. Herman's story A Bountiful Shore.

Ingredients

2 lb. fresh spinach
8 tbsp. unsalted butter
¹⁄₂ cup fresh bread crumbs
¹⁄₄ tsp. paprika
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large shallot, minced
5 tbsp. flour
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk
¹⁄₃ cup sour cream
¹⁄₄ cup grated Parmesan
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
¹⁄₄ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

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Instructions

Step 1

Bring a 4-qt. saucepan of water to a boil; add spinach, and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Drain, and squeeze dry with a kitchen towel; set aside. Heat 3 tbsp. butter in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Add bread crumbs, paprika, and salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Set aside.

Step 2

Add remaining butter to skillet; add garlic and shallot; cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add flour; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add milk; boil. Add spinach, sour cream, Parmesan, juice, nutmeg, and salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish; sprinkle with bread crumbs.