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Polenta Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Heatherbudapest / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago I think polenta is like the ultimate comfort food. While you can buy it pre-made in little tubes or get the instant kind, it is never quite as good as when you make it yourself. You can make it ahead, put it in the fridge for a day or two, and serve ... More Prep:5m Cook:30m Servings:6	Heatherbuda
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Ingredients

6 cups water

1.5 teaspoons salt

1.5 cups coarse cornmeal

1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground pepper

Cayenne pepper (optional)

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese (about 1.5 ounces)

Directions

Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish. Set aside.

Bring water to rapid boil in a large saucepan. Add the salt, then vigorously whisk in the cornmeal.

Reduce the heat and cook at a low boil for about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently, until the grains have opened up and the polenta is smooth.

Remove the pan from the heat; stir in the pepper, a few pinches of cayenne if you're using it, the butter, and the cheese. Pour the hot polenta into the baking dish and set aside to cool.

For polenta gratin, cut into 12 squares, then cut each square into two triangles.

Makes 24 polenta triangles; serves 6.

(From Annie Somerville's Fields of Greens cookbook)

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shirleyoma 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Oh yes, comfort food for sure.. my mom fixed this allot.. my kids like it fried (after it has set up in the Fridge.. even for breakfast with maple syrup! yummm

zena824 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Ive never tried this but have always wanted too......

flavors 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Yes! we make homemade polenta almost just like this. I like the addition of glorious cheese. Hey Shirley we fry ours sometimes too. We also have been known to brush it with a little olive oil and put them on the grill. Try that sometime.Thanks for the post.

lor 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Polenta is is right up there on my "comfort food" list. I love Polenta and I like to add 3 cups of chicken or veggie stock ie. 3 cups of water and 3 cups of stock. Fried in a little olive oil! Oh, that is a must!!! Yummmmmmmmm...

scrumptious 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Tonight I made a slightly simpler polenta, served hot from the pot with just butter, salt, and feta cheese. My friend Iris was over, we were exhausted and starving and nothing sounded good. Then I remembered seeing this recipe today when I was looking at your recipes, and I realized that polenta would be the perfect thing. And it was! Thanks for the inspiration!

heatherbudapest 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Scrumptious, it seems to me that when I used to make this, which was a while ago, I *always* sectioned off at least a bowl or two to eat like that with butter and parmesan and a little salt and pepper. Savory cereal for dinner -- it really is the perfect comfort food. (I'm using this forum to rediscover my old favorite recipes. Some of them are things I made over and over for years, but haven't touched in five or ten years. Maybe trying to eat a few *less* prosciutto sandwiches.. . . ;))

heatherbudapest 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I have to add a personal anecdote here, one of my favorite stories about polenta. So, my friend is married to someone from Southeastern Europe. And on one occasion, when her future in-laws were visiting for dinner (perhaps the first time), the couple was brainstorming about what to make for dinner. The couple, by the way, is vegetarian; his parents are not. She is a very accomplished vegetarian cook, the roommate with whom I was making baked cracker crumb-covered goat cheese cheese pillows and homemade quiche during college. So, in the course of conversation, she suggested they might make polenta. "PoLENTA!?" He asked. It almost started an argument, because polenta where he comes from is, simply, PEASANT FOOD. Well, she explained a little more, convinced him that it could be very good, and then they proceeded to make a beautiful, fresh, baked polenta gratin with delicious cheeses and vegetables and herbs. Needless to say it was a hit with everyone. Since that time, whenever the in-laws are coming, his first suggestion is that they might make polenta.

mark555 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Polenta is also a dish that I make, thank you for the recipe. I tend to fry mine and use it as a substitute for potatoes, as in eggs with fried polenta or cooked polenta with stew. I like the addition of cheese thanks again.

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