Shrimp Florentine - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lbs shrimp, cooked and peeled
    1 cup spinach, cooked
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    1/4 cup butter, melted
    3 tablespoons flour
    2 cups milk
    1 slice onion
    1 bay leaf
    1 pinch nutmeg
    6 peppercorns
    1 pinch mace
    1/4 cup swiss cheese, grated
Preparation
    Drain spinach; press in sieve and chop it.
    Melt 1 tbsp butter, add garlic; saute spinach until dry.
    Season and spread in bottom of a casserole.
    Spread 2/3 shrimps on top.
    Make Bechamel sauce.
    Microwave milk (infused with bay leaf,onion, peppercorn and nutmeg).
    Drain milk.
    Combine 3 Tbsp butter and flour; add milk slowly whisking.
    Microwave 3 minutes stirring twice.
    Pour Bechamel sauce over the shrimps.
    Bake 350*- 20 minutes.
    Melt remaining butter and saute rest of shrimps.
    Arrange around the edge of casserole.
    Cover with cheese and place under broiler 4-5 minutes.

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