spinach

[ChefWide]

That sandwich was brought to my attention by Tom Valenti, a guy I used to work and raise some hell with... we would go out and sit at the bar and laugh until my tear ducts ran dry.

When PPX folks used to come into the resaurant, other chefs, famous types, reviewers, good friends, what have you, tom would do them a tasting menu. One of the courses was often a tiny version of this sandwich.

The guests would be shocked and sometimes joke about 'why in world is he sending us a sandwich?!?'

Then they would try it. No more questions.

 

[Carmen]

That sandwich was brought to my attention by Tom Valenti, a guy I used to work and raise some hell with... we would go out and sit at the bar and laugh until my tear ducts ran dry.

When PPX folks used to come into the resaurant, other chefs, famous types, reviewers, good friends, what have you, tom would do them a tasting menu. One of the courses was often a tiny version of this sandwich.

The guests would be shocked and sometimes joke about 'why in world is he sending us a sandwich?!?'

Then they would try it. No more questions.

i'm like a jahovah witness now- running around trying to convert everyone i know to spinach. I had it last night too- except the bread was stale so i just made a big pot of it and it was GREAT.
mmmmm.
you're killing me today.

 

[broley]

shoot that sounds good. I used to just dump a can of spinich in a hot pan and scramble in a few eggs and cook.

 

[Carmen]

shoot that sounds good. I used to just dump a can of spinich in a hot pan and scramble in a few eggs and cook.

try it fresh- its SOOOO much better!!
i bought it in a bag and didn't even do anything to it- just threw it in a pot with olive oil, garlic and salt and cooked it for a few minutes while stiring.

 

[Zebo]

My wife has been making those little South Beach Diet spinach cups.

They're like little quiches. Not bad. Except I could eat about 24 of them....

 

[jenscats5]

Plum: Olive oil in the pan, NOT virgin, hot until it starts to 'shimmer' not smoking hot, then garlic, saute until starting to get VERY LIGHTLY GOLDEN not nut brown, toss in all the spinach you can. while you are either stiring with wooden spoon if your vessel is deep, or tossing if its a classic big saute pan, season with kosher salt, or ground sea salt. I am going to do a salt thread in a minute....

The key for me in a fresh spinach sautee is to use the biggest fuckoff saute pan you have, or even a big ol' pot. A mountain of fresh spinach turns into a handful after you cook it...

So size is important here, it doesn't have to be huge, but if it isn't big enough for the job, it isn't worth a fuck... I suppose that applies to more than sautee pans...

Cheers... oh, and as for sammich: the more sour the roll the better... in your area if you can find Rock Hill Bakery Double Sour Dinner Rolls or some other muchosour your in.

There is a sub shop in Newark, DE called Primo's that has a sammich called a Bada Bing which is a roll, olive oil, spinach sauteed in garlic & chicken.....

Talk about a food-gasm!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!

I need to drive to Newark.....

The latest sammich I made was shredded beef, fried onions & garlic with balsamic & BBQ sauce...... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[coverguy]

Had the CheffySmooth sandwhich yesterday ... damn your smooth brother. That thing was awesome!!!

 

[Carmen]

Had the CheffySmooth sandwhich yesterday ... damn your smooth brother. That thing was awesome!!!

wasn't it??
i just bought two bags of spinach to make it for a snack later.
maybe before my workout so i can leave some spinach on my teeth for my annoying workout partner to look at.

 

[ChefWide]

Glad to see new converts.



Spinach is wonderful for you too, wicked calcium source among other things.

 

[obiwan9962]

i have several favourite ways to have spinach

last night i sauteed it in olive oil lots of garlic
tossed in some grilled shrimp and seasoned it with a bit of sea salt, black pepper anda d dash of sambuca
then topped it with shredded swiss cheese and laid it under the broiler

my date ended up laid out somewhere else after she ate it
lol