Recipe for "crm-spinach-2"

NAME

     CRM-SPINACH-2 - Creamed spinach with bacon
     This is a creamed spinach recipe that we found  in  the  Los
     Angeles  Times.   It produces a creamed spinach that even my
     wife likes.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6)

     300 g     spinach, chopped. Either frozen or  fresh  may  be
               used.
     3         bacon slices
     1         small onion
     20 g      flour
     300 ml    milk (we  substitute  a  like  quantity  of  50/50
               Kosher Parve creamer and water)
     5 ml      salt
     2.5 ml    pepper

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Rinse and chop the  spinach.   Place  the  chopped
               spinach in a heavy skillet, cover, and steam until
               wilted, stirring occasionally.  There is  no  need
               to  add water other than what clings to the leaves
               from washing.  (If you are using  frozen  spinach,
               place  over  low  or medium heat to thaw and allow
               excess water to evaporate) Transfer to small  bowl
               and squeeze completely dry.
          (2)  Grind bacon and onion very fine and place in  sau-
               cepan.   Saut  e  bacon  and  onion until bacon is
               cooked.
          (3)  Stir in flour to make smooth paste. Gradually  add
               milk. Bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes over low
               heat until thickened.
          (4)  Add salt and pepper.  Grind spinach fine  and  add
               to cream sauce.

NOTES

     You may find that you want to add extra milk  and  give  the
     finished  soup a final heating in the microwave. We did, and
     it didn't hurt it one bit.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 10 minutes preparation, 15  minutes
     cooking.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Daniel Faigin and Karen Davis
     Santa Monica, California, USA
     {akgua ihnp4 hplabs cbosgd}!sdcrdcf!faigin   sdcrdcf!faigin@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU