Cayettes With Spinach

Name: Cayettes With Spinach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 10 ounces (about 10 cups) washed spinach (or a mixture of spinach, Swiss chard, kale and salad greens); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 8 scallions, cleaned and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3/4 cup); 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; 5 chicken livers (about 5 ounces); 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 pound ground pork; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

By Jacques Pepin

Updated Oct. 12, 2023

Total Time: 1 hour
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Rating: 4(15)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

10ounces (about 10 cups) washed spinach (or a mixture of spinach, Swiss chard, kale and salad greens)
2tablespoons olive oil
1cup chopped onion
8scallions, cleaned and chopped into ½-inch pieces (about ¾ cup)
1tablespoon chopped garlic
5chicken livers (about 5 ounces)
1pound ground beef
½pound ground pork
1teaspoon salt
½teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼teaspoon grated nutmeg
1tablespoon vegetable oil

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Preparation

Step 1
Stack the spinach leaves one on top of another and cut into 1-inch slices. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and, when hot, add the onions and scallions and cook for 1 to 1½ minutes until the vegetables are softened but not brown. Add the garlic, stir well, then add the spinach. Saute, stirring, for about 2 minutes, until the spinach wilts but is still bright green. Set aside to cool.
Step 2
Place the chicken livers in the bowl of a food processor and process for about 10 seconds, until pureed. Add the ground beef and pork, and process 5 to 10 seconds, just until mixed. Set aside.
Step 3
When the spinach mixture is cool, mix well with the meat and add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Step 5
Grease a roasting pan with the vegetable oil. Wet your hands under cold water and form large spoonfuls of the meat-vegetable mixture into 12 equal-size patties. Arrange the patties close together in the roasting pan and place in the oven for 25 minutes. Serve two cayettes per person.