Cooking spinach?

Question

Waht is the best way to cook spinach please.

Answer 1

Wash it well. Let a little of the water cling to the leaves. sautee it in 1 T. butter. This will take about five minutes. Don't overcook it. Season with salt, pepper, or other seasonings of choice.

Answer 2

You've had some bad advice on this one! Whatever you do, don't boil it for 10 minutes!!! You don't really cook spinach, you simply wilt it in either a steamer or boiling water for a few seconds only. It's ready to eat when it goes limp. And remember, you always need more of it than you think you will!

I often make salad using spinach instead of lettuce - it's really good eaten raw, and contains lots of iron so is very good for you.

A yummy way to use it is, wash it, chop it up small, then mix in a bowl with cottage cheese. Add salt, pepper and a sprinkling of garlic granules. It's gorgeous!

Answer 3

Wash the spinach and add a drizzle of olive oil to a hot pan, then add a few slivers of garlic (optional) and a shake of salt, then add the spinach. I like mine cooked just before it goes down to literally nothing, so there is a bit of substance. I recently found out that eating raw spinach gives you no iron as this is released only when cooked!

Answer 4

There's no "best" way, but usually I cook spinach in one of two ways generally:

... just "steam" frozen spinach right in the box in the microwave
..... then press out excess juice and serve plain or with a pat of butter for others


...Or I make "Italian Spinach"

(Strangely enough, *canned* spinach tastes best done this way --has a stronger flavor than frozen or fresh, though those can be used for a milder effect... otherwise I can't stand canned spinach!):

....saute an onion and few cloves of minced garlic in olive oil (in a skillet) --add a bit of fresh or dried parsley if you have it

...press most of excess juice from two cans of spinach, then add spinach to skillet

....stir around to mix... when spinach is heated through, stir in 2 beaten eggs and continue stirring till they're cooked

....add parmesan cheese to the top before serving, or just stir it into spinach mix


Really quite tasty!

Diane B.

Answer 5

I like wilted Spinach. Fry two Pisces of bacon, when they are crispy, remove them from the pan and crumble them. Place washed spinach in the bacon grease, cook several minutes, add a quarter cup of white wine, add salt and pepper to taste, place in a bowl and sprinkle with blue cheese.

Answer 6

Hardly cook it at all. Wash it, if the leaves are large cut out the stems, (don't dry it) pop in the pan over medium heat, season with salt and pepper, shake a few times and voilà, it's wilted to half the size and you can dress it with olive oil, sprinkle it with crispy bacon bits as a salad, or serve it with a very light sauce as a meat accompaniment.

Answer 7

spinach is the best served fresh clean it by soaking it in a bowl of water then shake the water off add a bunch of green chopped unions with a half lemon with virgin olive oil in a micro blender, then poor over the greens and enjoy. Popeye would love it as well as a million of my customers have.

Answer 8

Use a canned chicken broth instead of water to cook spinach. Add salt and pepper and 2-3 drops of tabasco (hot) sauce in it. OPTIONAL: When spinach is finished cooking, drain off juices and crack 2 eggs on top of the spinach (DONT MIX!), cover and cook on medium-low for 5 minutes.

Answer 9

here are three recipes

Eggs Florentine

An easy and attractive breakfast or brunch dish.

INGREDIENTS:
1 package (10 ounces) chopped frozen spinach
1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half
8 eggs, poached
salt and pepper to taste
grated Parmesan cheese or shredded mild Cheddar cheese

PREPARATION:
Cook spinach according to package instructions.
Prepare white sauce. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add flour; blend well. Gradually add half-and-half, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
Place spinach in a lightly buttered shallow baking dish. Arrange cooked, drained eggs over the top of the spinach then pour white sauce over eggs. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and cheese. Bake eggs at 400° for 2 to 3 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned.
Recipe for eggs serves 4.
http://southernfood.about.com/od/eggrecipes/r/bl30117d.htm

Ridgerunner's Blended Spinach Salad

1 cup pineapple
1 orange
1 pear
1 apple (or a couple carrots)
1/8 slice lemon with peel
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 large handful raw spinach (about 8 oz - yes, 1/2 lb!)

First blend the pineapple, orange, pear, apple, lemon and flaxseed to a nice fluid. Add the frozen blueberries and blend them in. Last, add the spinach and blend for 20-30 seconds until smooth. It looks horrible (purplish brown) but tastes delicious! (and you will be surprised how much it "compresses down" with blending - 1/2 lb compresses down to about 1 cup fluid).
I started off just adding spinach to the carrot citrus cocktail we all love, but gradually started adding more fruits. The secret is to have lots of sweet and fluidy fruits to overwhelm the subtle flavor of spinach. You CANNOT taste the spinach - I guarantee it!
http://www.fatfreevegan.com/beverages/ridgerunner.shtml

Scrambled Tofu Florentine

1 lb. firm tofu, patted dry
1 t. onion powder
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/4 t. turmeric
5 C. spinach, triple washed, patted dry, and roughly chopped
1 C. green onion, thinly sliced
1 C. mushrooms, wiped clean, halved, and thinly sliced
1 T. olive oil
2 T. nutritional yeast flakes
3 T. freshly chopped basil
3 T. freshly chopped parsley
3/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper

Using your fingers, crumble the tofu into a small bowl. Sprinkle the onion powder, garlic powder, and turmeric over the top, toss well to evenly coat the tofu, and set aside. In a non-stick skillet, over medium heat cook the spinach, stirring constantly until wilted. Remove the spinach from the skillet and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the green onions and mushrooms in the olive oil, for 3 minutes or until soft. Add the reserved tofu and nutritional yeast, and saute an additional 5 minutes. Add the reserved spinach and the remaining ingredients, and stir well to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Yield: 4 cups or 4-6 servings
http://www.gotohealth.com/recipes/print.cfm?id=67

Answer 10

Really depend how you want it

Raw in a salad
quickly boiled - 2 mins
long boil - 10 mins, there will be harldy anything left though
steam - 4 mins
mix it with feta and stuff a chicken breast, pop it in the oven for 45 mins at 180, delicious