Valentine Spinach Timbales Recipes

SPINACH TIMBALE

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 180 C (350 F).
• Melt the butter in a pan, saute the onion and cook until soft but not brown.
• Add the spinach and cook for a further 5 minutes until soft, stirring once or twice.
• Add the milk and cream and heat gently without boiling.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl, take the spinach mixture off the heat and add the eggs, cheese, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased 1.1 litre (2 pint) ring mould (Bundt tin) and cover the mould with foil.
• Place the ring mould in a roasting dish that is half filled with hot water.
• Bake at 180 C (350 F) for 1 1/4 hours until it is firm to the touch and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Turn the Timbale out onto a flat serving dish and garnish with slices of tomato.

LESSONS WORTH SAVORING SPINACH TIMBALES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place one tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add the spinach, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove spinach from skillet, drain and keep warm.
• In the same skillet, add one tablespoon of butter and the leeks, and cook over high heat, stirring, until the leeks are wilted.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan, and salt and pepper to taste. Return the spinach to the skillet, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Adjust seasonings, set aside and keep warm.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, cream and nutmeg, and beat well with a whisk.
• Grease four aluminum molds ( 1/3-cup capacity) with the remaining butter. Distribute the leak, spinach and mushroom mixture evenly in the molds. Place them in a deep skillet. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables in the molds. Add warm water around the molds to about 1/2-inch depth; then, cover them with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and keep warm. To serve, unmold onto the plates holding the roast duck.

SPINACH AND MILLET TIMBALE WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring a kettle of water to a boil. Butter a 2-quart soufflé dish or 6 1-cup ramekins, making sure to butter the bottoms generously, and place them in a baking pan that is deep enough so that you can fill it with enough water to come halfway up the sides of the mold or ramekins.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients (I usually season with 3/4 to 1 teaspoon of kosher salt). Scrape into the molds, filling them a little more than halfway full.
• Add boiling water to the baking pan, enough to come halfway up the sides of the molds. Place in the oven and bake for 5 minutes, then lower the heat to 325 degrees. Bake small molds for another 40 minutes, or until set and a skewer inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Large timbales will take between 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Make sure the water bath does not boil.
• Remove the timbales from the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes while you heat the tomato sauce.
• Spoon about 3 to 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce onto each plate if you made individual timbales. Run a knife around the edges of the ramekins and unmold onto the plates. If serving 1 large timbale unmold onto a platter and cut into wedges.

ELEGANT SPINACH TIMBALES

Steps:

• cook spinach according to package directions, drain.
• in a small mixer bowl beat eggs at medium speed until foamy (1 to 2 minutes).
• by hand stir in cooked spinach and remaining ingredients.
• divide mixture between 5 greased 6-oz custard cups. place custard cups on a rack in a 10inch skillet.
• add hot (not boiling) water to just below rack.
• cover, cook over medium heat for 18 to 22 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. if water begins to boil, reduce heat to low.
• meanwhile in a 1-qt saucepan melt 2 tablespoons butter.
• add flour, mustard, salt and pepper.
• cook over medium heat until smooth and bubbly (30sec).
• stir in milk, continue cooking, stirring occasionally until sauce comes to a full boil.
• stir in cheese until melted.
• loosen edges of timbales with knife, unmold, serve cheese sauce over timbales.

SPINACH TIMBALES

Steps:

• White Sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan; add flour and salt, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Add the milk, stirring constantly and cook for 5 minutes.
• Put the spinach through a course sieve.
• Then beat your eggs just slightly; add the melted butter, seasonings, and milk to the eggs.
• Add the spinach.
• Pour the mixture into greased baking dish, ramekins, or pyrex glass custard cups, and place in a pan of hot water.
• Bake at 325°F until firm.
• Serve with a white sauce if desired.