Cook fresh spinach for 3-5 minutes.
Cook frozen spinach for 3-7 minutes after boiling water.
How to cook frozen and fresh spinach
You will need – spinach, water
1. Sort out the spinach.
2. Boil water, salt and lower.
3. Boil the spinach.
4. Throw boiled spinach in a colander, cool with cold water, squeeze, pressing on the spinach with a spoon.
Calorie value spinach – 22 calories
How to freeze spinach
To preserve spinach for a long time, it is necessary to pour boiling water over the washed spinach, cut each leaf into pieces of 4-5 centimeters, squeeze well, put in a bag and freeze spinach in the freezer.
Shelf life of frozen spinach – six months.
How to dry spinach
Wash the spinach leaves, cut off the cuttings, dry the spinach leaves on a napkin. Then put the spinach in the oven, dry at 40 degrees for 3 hours. Store spinach in a jar or bag.
How to salt spinach
Wash the spinach leaves, cut off the cuttings, dry the spinach leaves on a napkin. Put the spinach in jars, sprinkle with salt – per kilogram of spinach – one and a half tablespoons of salt. Then establish oppression. Keep refrigerated.
Spinach price
The fresh spinach season is from May to July.
The cost of fresh spinach in the season is 50-70 rubles per bunch weighing 100 grams, in the off-season – 90-120 rubles.
Frozen spinach costs from 90 rubles. for 400 grams (on average in Moscow for June 2020).
Spinach Soup Recipe (Fresh or Frozen)
Products
Spinach – 1 pack
Chicken legs – 2 pieces
Bow – 1 head
Garlic – 2 cloves
How to make spinach soup:
1. Boil chicken (preferably legs) in 3 liters of water.
2. Put the chicken out of the broth, separate the chicken meat from the bones, chop finely.
3. Finely chop the onion, 2 cloves of garlic, fry for 5-7 minutes.
4. Add the package of frozen spinach to the skillet and bring to a boil.
5. Transfer vegetables and meat to a blender or food processor and purée the soup. Then pour into a saucepan with broth, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes over low heat under a lid.
Check out the recipe for paneer shaka, an Indian dish made from cheese and spinach!