You Can Cook Bolted Spinach!

When spinach bolts and flowers it ceases to be a good salad green, but that doesn't mean you can't cook them! In this video I show one easy way to make a meal of greens that might otherwise be destined for the compost bin.
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[@sanctuarywoods7748]

Oh my gracious I'm torn ! I don't know if I like you more in the garden or in the kitchen ! Love these videos. I agree on cleaning up as you go. That's always made sense to me, and I enjoy the food so much more knowing there isn't a mess waiting for me afterwards. Keep'em coming ! !

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks that's nice to hear :)

[@ratnashreeyoga4290]

I am listening to this handsome cook and cooking my bolted spinach from allotment 😄

[@BN-hy1nd]

Brilliant videos with no assumptions

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks

[@Susie_Floozie]

This is just what I was looking for! I have some bolted spinach that's gone wild for over 3 years. It's too weird to call spinach--I call the plants "Lester and his pals." This expanding bush of green leafiness has bypassed the flower stage to produce long, thin seed pods. With this information, I'm gonna get adventurous and cook up one of Lester's pals. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@crosezrose]

Thank you for a great video! I usually just throw it to the chickens, good to know I can eat it too!!

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks :)

[@samasonedderman]

2:40 in the morning and I made the mistake of watching this video....now I'm bleeding STARVING!! Thanks, Greg 😂😂😂😂

[@maritimegardening4887]

Ha ha :)

[@CoastalGardening]

Wish I had seen this before I pulled out most of my bolted spinach … have a great day =)

[@maritimegardening4887]

Oh well. Next year :)

[@plcmtny3971]

Awesome video. Thanks

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks for watching :)

[@outinspace3083]

Thank you! My spinach bolted and I've been watching a lot of chinese cooking videos and wondered about eating stems and leaves. Might try a quick pickle too...

[@maritimegardening4887]

Glad I could help! Mine are getting close to that stage again this year !

[@purrytoo]

I'm in love. Keep doing what you do!

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thank you! Will do!

[@leegarner4111]

That was great,looks like a hearty meal,being an ex chef I do know that clean as you go works fine for me,but geting my staff to do it was like pulling teeth.Enjoy the cooking shows to.

[@maritimegardening4887]

I salute you sir. I tried the restaurant biz for about 6 months. Tough business but I learned a lot about cooking as a prep cook. I think the main reason that most people buy pre-packaged food is that they simply don't know a few basic things about organizing the tasks, and the knife skills. Anyway, I love cooking, but not with waiters and managers sh*tting on me all day! :) Brutal business, you must be very tough mentally/emotionally. I couldn't take the abuse :)

[@maritimegardening4887]

Also, I forgot to add a little wine/vinegar, the dish lacked acidity.

[@leegarner4111]

Yes it was brutal at times,the pay was good,but dam there was a lot of long hours,still enjoy cooking just not at that extreme.I have one plant of spinach left,Im letting it go to seed for replanting.

[@JasonSmith-tv2zw]

think a love of growing goes hand in hand with a love of cooking, well it does for me

[@maritimegardening4887]

Agreed

[@davetyler3314]

I just pulled my bolted spinach yesterday and found this podcast todayÓ╭╮Ò

[@maritimegardening4887]

I hope it wasn't too late :)

[@seek2find]

The Mrs is away so I can eat all the garlic I want to! So true! ha ha ha. I love my fresh ground spices, too. I wear out coffee grinders on everything but coffee :) I also found out from your video the burning question of my day: can you use a wok on an induction stove? Thanks for posting. it was a delight to watch

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks yes it works fine with the collar underneath. To be honest, re: garlic, it still wasn't garlic enough for me! The scapes are pretty mild; I should have used twice as many.

[@seek2find]

I would add more garlic too! I love it. Bolted spinach will have a new life from now on.

[@JasonSmith-tv2zw]

Just like pak choi or bokchoi, lovely with some Oyster sauce and Garlic. If you don't have enough time to cook your Heart is dead, JMO

[@maritimegardening4887]

Ha ha. Yes, I feel tremendous pity for people who say that!

[@glenmorse9533]

Thanks again, that was a very interesting video, and yes I will use those skills, but one question, what five spices are you using? I appreciate you, and your the best!!!

[@maritimegardening4887]

Chinese Five Spice Powder is a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel, star anise, and Szechwan peppercorns. You can usually buy it as a powder, but I find that if you buy the spices whole (you can get them all together at any asian grocery) and grind them yourself you get a better flavour.

[@glenmorse9533]

Thank you, I will put them on my grocery list, and I'm looking forward to trying it!!!

[@maritimegardening4887]

Enjoy!

[@inezshupe5825]

I have been enjoying your videos, we are new gardeners this year and are having a wonderful time! Sadly I didn't see this video early enough, my bolted spinach went to the compost this morning :( Can I still use my Bok Choy the same way? It started to bolt also :(

[@maritimegardening4887]

You're not alone with that comment - sorry I didn't do this vid earlier :) Anything that's not too woody or bitter will do. I've not tried this with bok choy but I don't see why not. Worth a try for sure!

[@inezshupe5825]

I will give it a try! Thanks , we enjoy your podcasts!

[@cathiegalbraith475]

What is in five spice powder? Where do you get it?

[@maritimegardening4887]

Any Asian store with ingredients for Chinese cooking will have it

[@JasonSmith-tv2zw]

Never had scapes on my Garlic in the UK

[@maritimegardening4887]

You are probably growing softneck garlic, which, as far as I understand, don't make scapes. I grow hard-neck garlic.

[@denisechavis4820]

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