What does the dish consist of?

Finished creamed spinach (Creamed spinach II) mixed with mushrooms lightly sautéed in butter.

How long does it take?

About 15 minutes, provided you have the creamed spinach ready. The mushrooms are only lightly sautéed in butter before being mixed in.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 384. It is calculated for 4 servings.

Should the mushrooms be cooked long?

No, they should only be lightly sautéed in butter so they take on a little color and flavor, before being folded into the spinach.

Spinach with mushrooms

Name: Spinach with mushrooms
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 500 g creamed spinach (finished creamed spinach (creamed spinach II)); 200 g mushrooms (cleaned and sliced); 30 g butter

Erken's short 1914 variation where finished creamed spinach is mixed with mushrooms lightly sautéed in butter; served as a small course or as a side to roast meat.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 384 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A short variation recipe in the spinach section of "Stor kokebok" (1914). Erken shows how a finished creamed spinach can be varied with mushrooms and used as a standalone vegetable dish or a side to roast meat.

How to make it

1
Sauté the mushrooms
Melt the butter in a pan and sauté the mushrooms lightly, without letting them take on color.
2
Mix
Mix the lightly sautéed mushrooms with the hot creamed spinach.
3
Serve
Serve at once as a small course or as a side to roast meat.

Changes from the original

Quantities are estimated from the original's ingredient list, which gives no measurements (the original states only "creamed spinach II, mushrooms, butter"). "Smørret" has been modernized to butter, and the steps are written out in modern language.

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~~Spinat med champignons.~~ Stuet spinat i II champignons smør. Den stuede spinat ~~— eller bare dampede —~~ blandes med de i ~~smøret lett~~ smørret let ristede champignons.

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What does the dish consist of?: Finished creamed spinach (Creamed spinach II) mixed with mushrooms lightly sautéed in butter.
How long does it take?: About 15 minutes, provided you have the creamed spinach ready. The mushrooms are only lightly sautéed in butter before being mixed in.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 384. It is calculated for 4 servings.
Should the mushrooms be cooked long?: No, they should only be lightly sautéed in butter so they take on a little color and flavor, before being folded into the spinach.

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