Croatian Spinach Stew ( Spinat Cuspajz”) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 kg spinach leaves (fresh, not frozen)
5 g garlic or 1 garlic clove, finely minced
10 g butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup cream (cooking cream, or fat milk 3, 8%)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
salt
pepper

Preparation

Clean the spinach leaves and put them in boiling water for 5 minutes.
Drain the leaves and using large knife (or multi-practic machine): cut them to mash.
Take a pot, melt butter, add flour and garlic, and add cold water to make a kind of \"sauce veloute\".
Add mashed spinach pour milk (or cream) season with salt and pepper.
Nutmeg is optional.
Cook for 10 minutes.