Title: How to Cook Spinach (3 Ways!) - Jessica Gavin
Headings: How to Cook Spinach (3 Ways!)
How to Cook Spinach (3 Ways!)
How to cook spinach
Steamed spinach
Blanched spinach
Sauteed spinach
Removing the stem
Washing
Selection and uses
Storing
Substituting frozen for fresh
Recipes with spinach
Spinach yield
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How to Cook Spinach (3 Ways!)
Ingredients
Steamed Spinach
Blanched Spinach
Sauteed spinach
Instructions
Steamed Spinach
Blanched Spinach
Sauteed spinach
Equipment
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Jessica Gavin

Content: The most common being baby spinach which is typically eaten raw but does well with gentle cooking. Larger and more robust flat-leaf or curly-leaf is better tasting when heated up. There are three basic ways to cook fresh spinach, depending on the desired flavor, texture, and use. How to cook spinach
Steaming quickly tenderizes and wilts the leaves down without much need of seasoning until after cooking. Blanching immediately cooks the leaves in seconds and most often used as an intermediary step for a dish. Sauteing uses dry heat to develop flavor on the surface and uses other flavoring agents. Steamed spinach
Steaming spinach in a hot moist-heat environment allows large batches to be cooked in under 2 minutes. It requires a minimal amount of water to create steam compared to blanching. This process helps retain the bright green color while tenderizing the greens. The cooked spinach can then be simply seasoned with salt and pepper.