berghoff restaurant creamed spinach

Desciption

from the berghoff family cookbook. this recipe was secret until after the restaurant closed in 2006. it was the only dish in the restaurant that was not made completely from scratch--they always used frozen spinach.

Steps

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

Step 10

Total Time in Minute 25

Ingredients Count 12

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Ingredients

Half-and-half

Milk

Chicken base

Tabasco sauce

Ground nutmeg

Granulated garlic

Celery salt

Unsalted butter

All-purpose flour

Frozen chopped spinach

White pepper

Bacon

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