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Spinach soup

A soup of spinach and onion boiled for 5 minutes in stock, finished with butter, cream and egg yolk. From the chapter on food for the sick. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 805.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 805 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe is in the chapter on invalid cookery. The book gives the nutritional content: 8.1 g protein, 26.6 g fat, 7.1 g carbohydrate and 242 calories.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Wash spinach

    Wash the spinach in several waters.

  2. 2

    Cook

    Bring the stock to the boil. Add the spinach and onion and cook for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Season

    Season the soup and add butter and cream. Stir the egg yolk into the cream before mixing it in.

  4. 4

    Variations

    Kale soup made from 100 g kale is prepared in the same way, as are chervil, wild cabbage, nettle and sorrel soups.

Changes from the original

Quantities are unchanged. The text does not say where the egg yolk goes in; it is stirred into the cream. The recipe is counted as one serving.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 805)~80% of the text changedremovedadded
50 g spinat (vasket i flere vann). 3 dl buljong. 1 stk eggeplomme. 1 ss fløte. 1 stk skive løk. 15 g smør. Vask spinaten Spinaten vaskes i flere vann.. Kok opp buljongen. Legg i spinat vann. Buljongen kokes op, og løk spinat og kok dem løken kokes heri i 5 minutter.. Krydre suppen min.; krydres og tilsett tilsettes smør og fløte. Rør eggeplommen ut i fløten før den røres inn.. fløten. Grønnkålsuppe av 100 g gr. grønnkål lages på samme måte, likeså kjørvel-, karvekål-, nesle- og syresuppe. Eggehv. Fett Kullhydr. Kal. 8,1 gr. 26,6 gr. 7,1 gr. = 242 50 gr. spinat 3 del. buljong 1 eggeplomme 1 spiseskje fløte 1 skive løk 15 gr. smør.

Note on Modernised

Mengder er uendret. Teksten nevner ikke hvor eggeplommen kommer i; den er rørt ut i fløten. Oppskriften er regnet som én porsjon.

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Frequently asked questions

Which other soups can be made the same way?
The book mentions kale, chervil, wild cabbage, nettle and sorrel soups.
How long does the spinach cook?
5 minutes in the stock.

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