Ruth's Chris Steak House Creamed Spinach

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 whole clove
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 (10 ounce) bags ready-to-use fresh spinach

Recipe

• 1 melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add flour and stir until light golden, about 7 minutes.
• 3 stir in onion, bay leaf and clove.
• 4 gradually whisk in milk.
• 5 whisk until mixture boils and thickens, about 10 minutes.
• 6 reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes longer, whisking frequently (sauce will be very thick).
• 7 remove bay leaf and whole clove.
• 8 cook spinach in large pot of boiling water just until wilted and tender, about 2 minutes.
• 9 drain.
• 10 transfer spinach to bowl filled with ice water to cool.
• 11 drain well.
• 12 roll up spinach in kitchen towl and squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
• 13 transfer spinach to processor and finely chop.
• 14 add spinach to warm sauce, simmer over low heat until spinach is heated through, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• 15 stir in remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
• 16 season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.