**Bouchons: Sautéed Spinach with Garlic Confit**
Bouchons are a classic French dish made with sautéed spinach and garlic confit. The spinach is wilted and seasoned with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, while the garlic confit adds a rich, savory flavor. This simple yet elegant dish is perfect as a side dish or as a main course with grilled fish or chicken. Also featured in this article are recipes for classic French sauces such as béchamel, velouté, and espagnole, as well as a recipe for homemade puff pastry. These recipes are all essential components of French cuisine and are sure to impress your dinner guests.
**Recipes in the Article:**
* Bouchons: Sautéed Spinach with Garlic Confit
* Béchamel Sauce
* Velouté Sauce
* Espagnole Sauce
* Puff Pastry
GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH
Dinner couldn't be simpler with Ina Garten's Garlic Sauteed Spinach recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. It's an easy, go-to side dish for your table.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories side-dish
Time 10m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Rinse the spinach well in cold water to make sure it's very clean. Spin it dry in a salad spinner, leaving just a little water clinging to the leaves.
- In a very large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic over medium heat for about 1 minute, but not until it's browned. Add all the spinach, the salt, and pepper to the pot, toss it with the garlic and oil, cover the pot, and cook it for 2 minutes. Uncover the pot, turn the heat on high, and cook the spinach for another minute, stirring with a wooden spoon, until all the spinach is wilted. Using a slotted spoon, lift the spinach to a serving bowl and top with the butter, a squeeze of lemon, and a sprinkling of sea or kosher salt. Serve hot.
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH BACON, GARLIC AND THYME
Steps:
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme and red pepper flakes and cook until just fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the spinach and some salt and pepper, and cook, tossing, until the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir to combine. Serve hot or at room temperature.
BOUCHON'S SAUTéED SPINACH WITH GARLIC CONFIT
Thomas Keller's elegant take on this traditional vegetable. You'll have more garlic confit than you need for this recipe, but it's not hard to find ways to use it--and it will keep in the fridge for about a month.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories Spinach
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- For the confit.
- Cut off and discard the root ends of the garlic cloves. Place the cloves in a small saucepan, and add enough oil to cover them by about 1 inch. None of the garlic cloves should be poking through the oil.
- Place the saucepan over low heat. The cloves should cook gently: very small bubbles will come up through the oil, but the bubbles should not break the surface.
- Adjust the heat as necessary and move the pan to one side if it is cooking too quickly.
- Cook the garlic for about 40 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so, until the cloves are completely tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the garlic to cool in the oil.
- Refrigerate the garlic, submerged in the oil, for up to a month.
- For the spinach.
- If using large-leaf spinach, remove the thick stems and wash the leaves. Wash the baby spinach.
- Melt the butter in the largest skillet you have over medium-low heat.
- Add the shallots and sauté gently for 1 minute.
- Add the garlic confit and only as much spinach as will fit in the skillet, sprinkle with one-half teaspoons salt and a pinch of pepper, or to taste, and use tongs to turn the spinach in the butter.
- As the spinach wilts, continue to add handfuls of spinach from time to time and season additionally as needed.
- Do not overcook: the spinach is done when it is wilted and tender but still bright green. Serve immediately.
SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GARLIC
Sauteed spinach accented with garlic makes an excellent side dish for meaty main dishes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Quick & Easy Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer garlic to paper towels; reserve. Discard oil.
- Spray pan with cooking spray, and heat over medium heat. Coarsely chop the spinach and stalks. Working in batches, add the damp spinach to the pan. Cover, and cook until spinach just begins to wilt, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the cooked spinach to a metal bowl, and cook the remaining spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the reserved garlic over spinach, and serve warm with a wedge of fresh lemon.
WILTED SPINACH WITH ROASTED GARLIC
Provided by Sara Foster
Categories Garlic Side Sauté Vegetarian Low Cal Spinach Healthy Low Cholesterol Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Vegan Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Place garlic on foil; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Wrap garlic in foil; roast until soft, about 20 minutes.
- Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add spinach and garlic with oil from foil packet. Sauté until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer spinach to bowl and serve.
STIR-FRIED SPINACH WITH GARLIC
"Spinach has often been regarded with disdain in the west, probably because it is usually overcooked. This is a delicious, time-honored, southern Chinese recipe. The spinach is quickly stir-fried and then seasoned. It is very simple to prepare." Ken Hom from CHINESE COOKING. (We halved this recipe last night and enjoyed it hot with Mr. Hom's FISH IN HOT AND SOUR SAUCE. Wonderful!)
Provided by Gerry sans Sanddunes
Categories Spinach
Time 11m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Wash the spinach thoroughly.
- Remove all stems leaving just the leaves.
- Heat the wok (or large frying pan) until it is VERY hot.
- Add the oil.
- When the oil it is very hot and slightly smoking, add the garlic and salt.
- Stir-fry both for 10 seconds.
- Add the spinach and stir-fry for about 2 minutes to coat the spinach leaves thoroughly with the oil, garlic and salt.
- When the spinach has wilted to about one-third of its original size, add the sugar.
- Continue to stir-fry for another 4 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate and pour off any excess liquid.
- Serve hot or cold.
Tips:
- Use fresh spinach: Fresh spinach has a better flavor and texture than frozen spinach.
- Wash the spinach thoroughly: Spinach can contain grit and dirt, so it's important to wash it thoroughly before using it.
- Don't overcook the spinach: Spinach cooks quickly, so it's important to not overcook it. Otherwise, it will become limp and mushy.
- Use a good quality olive oil: Olive oil is a key ingredient in this dish, so it's important to use a good quality oil.
- Don't crowd the pan: When sautéing the spinach, don't crowd the pan. Otherwise, the spinach will not cook evenly.
- Season the spinach to taste: Season the spinach with salt, pepper, and garlic confit to taste.
Conclusion:
Bouchons are a classic French dish that are made with sautéed spinach, garlic confit, and butter. They are a simple but delicious dish that can be served as a side dish or as a main course. If you are looking for a healthy and flavorful dish, then you should definitely try bouchons.
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