Carol: Creamed Spinach and Poached Egg
CAROL: I’m so sorry to keep you waiting. I’ll have the creamed spinach over poached eggs. And a dry martini. With an olive.
THERESE: I’ll have the same.
WAITER: The meal or the drink?
THERESE: Uhh – All of it. Thank you.
CAROL, 2015
Carol: Creamed Spinach and Poached Eggs
A recipe for creamed spinach and poached eggs from the movie, Carol, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Ingredients
- 4 - eggs large, room temperature
- water as needed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp - white vinegar
- 12 oz / 340g - fresh spinach thoroughly cleaned
- 1.5 oz - unsalted butter
- 2 - shallots minced
- 2 - garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp - all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup - milk cold
- pinch of nutmeg
- grated parmesan optional
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Have an ice bath ready on the side. Once the water comes to a boil, blanch the spinach just until softened. Immediately take the spinach out and plunge it into the ice bath to stop the cooking process. When cool, drain and squeeze out excess liquid. Give it a rough chop.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, heat the butter until melted. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until softened for about 5 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 5 minutes. It should be a pale blonde roux.
- Whisk the roux while streaming in the milk and cook until thickened. Add the grated nutmeg and the spinach. Mix until combined and season for salt and pepper.
- For the poached eggs, bring a pot of water (2"-3" deep) to a simmer and add the vinegar and season with salt.
- Crack the room temperature in a small bowl and create a whirlpool in the pot by mixing it with a spoon. Immediately drop the egg in the center and let it cook for about 2-3 minutes depending on how you want your eggs cooked.
- To serve, grate some parmesan cheese on top of the creamed spinach and top with the poached egg.
Well that’s nice but that’s poached eggs over creamed spinach. I believe Ms. Blanchette ordered the reverse. Perhaps she enjoys digging through the spinach to find the eggs. Like a game.
You’re right! I don’t know why it never occurred to me. For some reason, I think I was reading it as. “creamed spinach with poached egg”. I’m very sorry for the mistake. Thank you for correcting me!