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