Prawn & spinach stew

serves 4
ingredients
175g/6oz mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
25g/1oz butter
25g/1oz plain flour
1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
400ml/14fl oz vegetable stock
225ml/8fl oz milk
225g/8oz peeled and deveined
cooked prawns
200g/7oz fresh spinach, torn
75g/3oz Gruy?re cheese,
grated
• In a medium saucepan, cook the
mushrooms, onion and garlic in the
butter until soft. Stir in the flour,
nutmeg and pepper, and add the
bay leaf.
• Add the stock and milk, and cook,
stirring, until the mixture has
thickened. Add the prawns and
cook for a further 2 minutes. Add
the spinach and cheese.
• Cook and stir until the spinach wilts
and the cheese melts. Remove and
discard the bay lea. Serve hot.