Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Easy Spinach Soup





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Ingredients
1 packet of Cello Spinach
½ small size onions diced into 4 pieces
4 cloves garlic
2 chilies
2 tablespoons butter
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon sugar
½ cup whole milk
2 quart water
Water for thinning the soup

Method
1. In a pot add onions, garlic and chilies and allow the water to boil till onion and garlic tenderizes a bit.
2. Add spinach to the boiling water and let it boil for 3 minutes.
3. Remove the pot from the heat and strain all the water and run cold water through spinach.
4. Blend the boiled ingredients to a fine paste
5.In another pot melt butter on low flame and add the spinach paste to the butter. Cover the pot immediately.
6. Remove from heat, add salt, sugar and mix well
7.Place it back on low heat and cook for 3 to four minutes
8.Turn off heat and add milk stirring continuously
9. Add water to thin it to desired consistency.Taste and add more salt if needed
10. Serve warm

Note: 
1. Add heavy sour cream instead of milk to make it richer.
2. Top it with grated cheddar cheese if desired
3. Add chicken broth for thinning the soup as a substitute to water

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