The Cooking of Scandinavia: Recipes

Appetizers, First Courses and Luncheon Dishes
Varm Krabbsmörgås (HOT CRAB-MEAT CANAPÉS)
Soups
Spinatsuppe (SPINACH SOUP)
Salads
Karrysalat (CURRIED MACARONI AND HERRING SALAD)
Fish
Poultry
Meats
Äppel-fläsk (SMOKED BACON WITH ONIONS AND APPLE RINGS)
Sauces
Vegetables and Garnishes
Desserts
Bread, Cakes, and Cookies
Beverages
Professors Glogg (THE PROFESSORS GLOGG)
Sima (Lemon-Flavored Mead)
              
Soup
Spinatsuppe
SPINACH SOUP
To serve 4 to 6
2 pounds fresh spinach or 2 packages frozen chopped spinach
2 quarts chicken stock, fresh or canned
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced

   Wash the fresh spinach thoroughly under cold running water to remove any sand. Drain the spinach by shaking it vigorously by hand or in a lettuce basket, and then chop it coarsely. If frozen spinach is used, thoroughly defrost and drain it.

   Bring the 2 quarts of chicken stock to a boil in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan and add the fresh or frozen chopped spinach. Simmer uncovered about 6 to 8 minutes, and then pour the entire contents of the pan into a sieve set over a large bowl. Press down hard on the spinach with the back of a wooden spoon to extract all of its juices. Set the liquid aside in the bowl and chop the cooked spinach very fine.

   Melt the 3 tablespoons of butter in the saucepan. When the foam subsides, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the flour. With a wire whisk, beat the hot stock into this white roux a little at a time. Return the saucepan to the heat and, stirring it constantly, bring it to a boil. Then add the spinach. Season the soup with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Half cover the pan and simmer the soup over low heat about 5 minutes longer. Stir occasionally.

   Garnish each serving of soup with a few slices of hard-cooked egg. On festive occasions, such as Easter, spinatsuppe is often served with a stuffed egg half floating in each soup bowl. To make these, remove the yolks from 2 or 3 hard-cooked eggs (depending on how many people you plan to serve) and mash them to a paste with about 1 to 2 teaspoons of softened butter. Roll the mixture into little balls and nestle 2 or 3 into each halved egg white.


Customer: Login to Add Recipe Data to Diet Tracker
MM/DD/YYYY / /
Time :
Servings
Average Servings per Recipe is: 5
Add_RecipeNutrientData
Total Moisture: 1963.1825925
Total Calorie: 1239.33675
Total Protein: 66.4506225
Total Total_Fat: 68.9365575
Total Ash: 21.3557525
Total Carbohydrate: 85.748205
Total Fiber: 3.276275
Total Sugar: 32.03597
Total Calcium: 0.24250375
Total Iron: 0.00932154
Total Magnesium: 0.18699275
Total Phosphorus: 0.77794075
Total Potassium: 2.84042325
Total Sodium: 5.2949525
Total Zinc: 0.0045404075
Total Copper: 0.00124520025
Total Manganese: 0.0012504415
Total Selenium: 7.9991875E-05
Total Vit_C: 0.03769425
Total Thiamin: 0.00095746975
Total Riboflaven: 0.00246438425
Total Niacin: 0.03229083625
Total Panto_Acid: 0.0015912975
Total Vit_B6: 0.001535393
Total Folate_Tot: 0.40294075
Total Folic_Acid: 0.0240625
Total Food_Folate: 0.37887825
Total Folate_DFE: 0.41981575
Total CholineTot: 0.49629
Total Vit_B12: 0.00118242
Total Vit_A: 12.895167
Total Vit_A_RAE: 1.02239775
Total Retinol: 0.453046
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 6.82974125
Total Beta_Crypt: 0.0101815
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 15.02214375
Total Vit_E: 0.0050662575
Total Vit_D: 0.0022
Total Vit_D_IU: 0.087
Total Vit_K: 0.586648875
Total FA_Sat: 0.03111342375
Total FA_Mono: 0.02527176275
Total FA_Poly: 0.00705304975
Total Cholesterol: 0.52219


Breakdown By Ingredients:

2 pounds fresh spinach or 2 packages frozen chopped spinach


Number of Grams: 120
Total Moisture: 109.68
Total Calorie: 27.6
Protein: 3.432
Total Fat: 0.468
Total Ash: 2.064
Total Carbohydrate: 4.356
Total Fiber: 2.64
Total Sugar: 0.504
Total Calcium: 118.8
Total Iron: 3.252
Total Magnesium: 94.8
Total Phosphorus: 58.8
Total Potassium: 669.6
Total Sodium: 94.8
Total Zinc: 0.636
Total Copper: 0.156
Total Manganese: 1.0764
Total Seleneium: 1.2
Total Vit_C: 33.72
Total Thiamin: 0.0936
Total Riboflavin: 0.2268
Total Niacin: 0.8688
Total Panto_Acid: 0.078
Total Vit_B6: 0.234
Total Folate_Tot: 232.8
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 232.8
Total Folate_DFE: 232.8
Total Choline_Tot: 22.8
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 11252.4
Total Vit_A_RAE: 562.8
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 6751.2
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 14637.6
Total Vit_E: 2.436
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 579.48
Total FA_Sat: 0.0756
Total FA_Mono: 0.012
Total FA_Poly: 0.198
Total Cholesterol: 0

2 quarts chicken stock, fresh or canned


Number of Grams: 1920
Total Moisture: 1769.28
Total Calorie: 691.2
Protein: 48.384
Total Fat: 23.04
Total Ash: 12.096
Total Carbohydrate: 67.776
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 30.336
Total Calcium: 57.6
Total Iron: 4.032
Total Magnesium: 76.8
Total Phosphorus: 518.4
Total Potassium: 2016
Total Sodium: 2745.6
Total Zinc: 2.688
Total Copper: 1.0368
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 42.24
Total Vit_C: 3.84
Total Thiamin: 0.672
Total Riboflavin: 1.632
Total Niacin: 30.4128
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 1.1712
Total Folate_Tot: 96
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 96
Total Folate_DFE: 96
Total Choline_Tot: 172.8
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 57.6
Total Vit_A_RAE: 19.2
Total Retinol: 19.2
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 19.2
Total Vit_E: 0.576
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 3.84
Total FA_Sat: 6.1632
Total FA_Mono: 11.1744
Total FA_Poly: 4.0896
Total Cholesterol: 57.6

3 tablespoons butter


Number of Grams: 42.6
Total Moisture: 7.64244
Total Calorie: 305.442
Protein: 0.3621
Total Fat: 34.55286
Total Ash: 0.03834
Total Carbohydrate: 0.02556
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.02556
Total Calcium: 10.224
Total Iron: 0.00852
Total Magnesium: 0.852
Total Phosphorus: 10.224
Total Potassium: 10.224
Total Sodium: 4.686
Total Zinc: 0.03834
Total Copper: 0.006816
Total Manganese: 0.001704
Total Seleneium: 0.426
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.00213
Total Riboflavin: 0.014484
Total Niacin: 0.017892
Total Panto_Acid: 0.04686
Total Vit_B6: 0.001278
Total Folate_Tot: 1.278
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 1.278
Total Folate_DFE: 1.278
Total Choline_Tot: 7.668
Total Vit_B12: 0.07242
Total Vit_A_IU: 1064.574
Total Vit_A_RAE: 291.384
Total Retinol: 285.846
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 67.308
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.98832
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 2.982
Total FA_Sat: 21.508314
Total FA_Mono: 9.98118
Total FA_Poly: 1.28226
Total Cholesterol: 91.59

2 tablespoons flour


Number of Grams: 15.625
Total Moisture: 1.8625
Total Calorie: 56.875
Protein: 1.6140625
Total Fat: 0.153125
Total Ash: 0.0734375
Total Carbohydrate: 11.9234375
Total Fiber: 0.421875
Total Sugar: 0.0421875
Total Calcium: 2.34375
Total Iron: 0.725
Total Magnesium: 3.4375
Total Phosphorus: 16.875
Total Potassium: 16.71875
Total Sodium: 0.3125
Total Zinc: 0.109375
Total Copper: 0.0225
Total Manganese: 0.1065625
Total Seleneium: 5.296875
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.12265625
Total Riboflavin: 0.0771875
Total Niacin: 0.9225
Total Panto_Acid: 0.0684375
Total Vit_B6: 0.006875
Total Folate_Tot: 28.59375
Total Folic_Acid: 24.0625
Total Food_Folate: 4.53125
Total Folate_DFE: 45.46875
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0.3125
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0.15625
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 12.34375
Total Vit_E: 0.0359375
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.046875
Total FA_Sat: 0.02421875
Total FA_Mono: 0.01359375
Total FA_Poly: 0.06453125
Total Cholesterol: 0

1 teaspoon salt


Number of Grams: 6
Total Moisture: 0.012
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 5.988
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 1.44
Total Iron: 0.0198
Total Magnesium: 0.06
Total Phosphorus: 0
Total Potassium: 0.48
Total Sodium: 2325.48
Total Zinc: 0.006
Total Copper: 0.0018
Total Manganese: 0.006
Total Seleneium: 0.006
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 0

1/4 teaspoon white pepper


Number of Grams: 0.6
Total Moisture: 0.06852
Total Calorie: 1.776
Protein: 0.0624
Total Fat: 0.01272
Total Ash: 0.00954
Total Carbohydrate: 0.41166
Total Fiber: 0.1572
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 1.59
Total Iron: 0.08586
Total Magnesium: 0.54
Total Phosphorus: 1.056
Total Potassium: 0.438
Total Sodium: 0.03
Total Zinc: 0.00678
Total Copper: 0.00546
Total Manganese: 0.0258
Total Seleneium: 0.0186
Total Vit_C: 0.126
Total Thiamin: 0.000132
Total Riboflavin: 0.000756
Total Niacin: 0.001272
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0.0006
Total Folate_Tot: 0.06
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.06
Total Folate_DFE: 0.06
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0.003756
Total FA_Mono: 0.004734
Total FA_Poly: 0.003696
Total Cholesterol: 0

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg


Number of Grams: 0.275
Total Moisture: 0.0171325
Total Calorie: 1.44375
Protein: 0.01606
Total Fat: 0.0998525
Total Ash: 0.006435
Total Carbohydrate: 0.1355475
Total Fiber: 0.0572
Total Sugar: 0.0082225
Total Calcium: 0.506
Total Iron: 0.00836
Total Magnesium: 0.50325
Total Phosphorus: 0.58575
Total Potassium: 0.9625
Total Sodium: 0.044
Total Zinc: 0.0059125
Total Copper: 0.00282425
Total Manganese: 0.007975
Total Seleneium: 0.0044
Total Vit_C: 0.00825
Total Thiamin: 0.0009515
Total Riboflavin: 0.00015675
Total Niacin: 0.00357225
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0.00044
Total Folate_Tot: 0.209
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.209
Total Folate_DFE: 0.209
Total Choline_Tot: 0.022
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0.2805
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0.01375
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0.077
Total Beta_Crypt: 0.1815
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0.071335
Total FA_Mono: 0.008855
Total FA_Poly: 0.0009625
Total Cholesterol: 0

2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced


Number of Grams: 100
Total Moisture: 74.62
Total Calorie: 155
Protein: 12.58
Total Fat: 10.61
Total Ash: 1.08
Total Carbohydrate: 1.12
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 1.12
Total Calcium: 50
Total Iron: 1.19
Total Magnesium: 10
Total Phosphorus: 172
Total Potassium: 126
Total Sodium: 124
Total Zinc: 1.05
Total Copper: 0.013
Total Manganese: 0.026
Total Seleneium: 30.8
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.066
Total Riboflavin: 0.513
Total Niacin: 0.064
Total Panto_Acid: 1.398
Total Vit_B6: 0.121
Total Folate_Tot: 44
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 44
Total Folate_DFE: 44
Total Choline_Tot: 293
Total Vit_B12: 1.11
Total Vit_A_IU: 520
Total Vit_A_RAE: 149
Total Retinol: 148
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 11
Total Beta_Crypt: 10
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 353
Total Vit_E: 1.03
Total Vit_D: 2.2
Total Vit_D_IU: 87
Total Vit_K: 0.3
Total FA_Sat: 3.267
Total FA_Mono: 4.077
Total FA_Poly: 1.414
Total Cholesterol: 373


AD Space