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Vegetables, Meats, Eggs Norwegian Norwegian, Soups/stews, Vegetables 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 lb Spinach, fresh -=OR=-
2 Frozen chopped spinach
2 qt Chicken stock, fresh or
canned
3 T Butter
2 T Flour
1 t Salt
1/4 t White pepper
1/8 t Nutmeg
2 Eggs, hard-cooked & sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash the fresh spinach thoroughly under cold running water to remove
any sand. Drain by shaking it vigorously by hand or in a lettuce
basket, then chop coarsely. If frozen spinach is used, thoroughly
defrost and drain it. Bring 2 quarts of chicken stock to a boil in a
3-4 quart saucepan and add the fresh or frozen chopped spinach.  Simmer
uncovered about 6 to 8 minutes, then pour the entire contents  of the
pan into a sieve set over a large bowl. Press down hard on the  spinach
with the back of a wooden spoon to extract all it's juices.  Set the
liquid aside in the bowl and chop the cooked spinach very  fine. Melt 3
tablespoons of butter in the saucepan. When the foam  subsides, remove
the pan from the heat and stir in the flour. With a  wire whisk, beat
the hot stock into this white roux a little at a  time. Return the
saucepan to the heat and, stirring it constantly,  bring it to the
boil. Then add the spinach. Season soup with salt,  pepper and nutmeg.
Half cover the pan and simmer soup over low heat  about 5 minutes
longer. Stir occasionally. Garnish each serving of  soup with a few
slices of hard-cooked egg. On festive occasions, such  as Easter,
spinatsuppe is often served with a stuffed egg half  floating in each
soup bowl. To make these, remove the yolks from 2 or  3 hard-cooked
eggs (depending on how many people you plan to serve)  and mash them to
a paste with about 1 to 2 teaspoons of softened  butter. Roll the
mixture into little balls and nestle 2 or 3 into  each halved egg
white.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 328
Calories From Fat: 158
Total Fat: 17.6g
Cholesterol: 143.4mg
Sodium: 1466.5mg
Potassium: 760.2mg
Carbohydrates: 24.9g
Fiber: 1.3g
Sugar: 10.6g
Protein: 17.1g


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