Topic: How do you pre-cook spinach?

[Yellow Fingers]

How do you think the restaurants pre-cook the spinach for dishes like murgh palak, palak paneer etc?

Do you think, or know, that any restaurants would use the tinned spinach?

[pete]

The last time I was in a restaurant kitchen, I noticed spinach kept in a separate container.
At first, I wondered what it was, and there wasn't much of it either.
So I think it's probably just pre boiled on it's own
There would be very little cooking time, to spice it
If it is from a can, then this place used a small one

[Dylan]

When I do it, I cook it in a tiny bit of water with the pan lid on so it kind of steams. When it's cooked (only takes a minute) I run it under cold water, then wring it out with my hand so it forms a kind of ball. It can then be easily shredded with a knife.

[Yellow Fingers]

Hi Dylan

Do you shred it rather than puree it because that's the way it is in the curries from your local curry house?

[Dylan]

yep - all seems to be shredded around my way