Berghoff Restaurant Creamed Spinach
- Reviews 3
Ready In: 25 mins
Serves: 8
Yields: 5 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chicken base
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, plus more for garnish
- 1⁄4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1⁄8 teaspoon celery salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry (about 2 1/2 cups)
- salt and white pepper, to taste (optional)
- cooked crumbled bacon (to garnish) (optional)
Directions
- Place half-and-half, milk, chicken base, Tabasco sauce, nutmeg, garlic, and celery salt in a medium saucepan and heat just until simmering.
- Remove from heat, but keep warm.
- In a separate medium saucepan, heat butter over medium heat.
- Whisk in flour.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.
- Slowly whisk warm milk mixture into butter mixture a little at a time, whisking constantly.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until very thick.
- Stir in spinach and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and ground white pepper if desired.
- Garnish with bacon and additional nutmeg, if desired.
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