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Spinach timbales

Small puddings of finely chopped spinach, flour, stock and eggs, cooked in a water bath for 15 minutes and served with cheese or ham sauce. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 422.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 422 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Timbales are small moulds with an egg-bound mixture. Here they are served with cheese sauce or ham sauce.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the spinach mixture

    Chop the steamed spinach finely, stir in the flour and put it in a pot. Let it dry off well over the heat.

  2. 2

    Mix

    Whisk stock, eggs and seasoning together. Stir into the spinach little by little and add the melted butter last.

  3. 3

    Cook in a water bath

    Fill small timbale moulds greased with cold butter. Cook in a water bath for 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with cheese sauce or ham sauce.

Changes from the original

"Gr." is converted to g and liquid measures to dl. The text does not say how many timbales the mixture makes.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 422) → Modernised~74% of the text changedremovedadded
Spinattimbaler. 400 gr. g spinat (dampet). 10 gr. hvetemel g hvetemel. 3 dl. kraft dl kraft. 4 egg stk egg. salt (etter smak). 30 gr. smør. Den g smør (smeltet). kaldt smør (til å smøre formene). ostesaus eller skinkesaus (til servering). Hakk den dampede spinat hakkes fin, irøres melet, has spinaten fint, rør inn melet og ha det i gryte, avdampes godt. Kraft, eggene en gryte. La massen avdampe godt.. Visp kraft, egg og krydder vispes sammen, røres sammen. Rør det litt efter etter litt inn i spinaten spinaten, og tilsett til sist has det smeltede smør i. Stuingen has smøret.. Fyll massen i små timbalformer smurt med koldt kaldt smør. Koker Kok i vannbad i 15 minutter. Serveres minutter.. Server med ostesaus eller skinkesaus.

Note on Modernised

«gr.» er omregnet til g og flytende mål til dl. Teksten sier ikke hvor mange timbaler massen gir.

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Frequently asked questions

What are timbales?
Small moulds holding an egg-bound mixture cooked in a water bath.
What do they go with?
Cheese sauce or ham sauce.
Must the spinach be steamed first?
Yes, the recipe starts with steamed spinach.

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