Stuffed Polenta Fritters
From capedread 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
these delicious fritters come from the Jewish community of Italy and make a very filling meal or appetizer. don't use instant polenta as the fritters will fall apart on cooking, if the polenta is too thin the same and if it's too thick they will be heavy. Read more they can be made ahead of time and heated in the oven at 200C-400f, or gas 6 for 5-10 min See less
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups polenta shopping list
- 1 cup cold water shopping list
- 3 cups boiling water shopping list
- 2-3 tbsp tomato paste / puree shopping list
- 2 or 3 tbsp tomatoes, diced shopping list
- 2 tbsp chopped rosemary shopping list
- 2 or 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 130g, 4 1/2oz mozzarella, gorgonzola or Fontina cheese, finely chopped or grated shopping list
- half veg. and half olive oil for deep frying shopping list
- 1-2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- plain flour for a light coating shopping list
How to make it
- In a large pan combine the polenta with the cold water, stir,
- add 3 cups boiling water and cook stirring constantly for about 30min.
- until mix is thick and no longer grainy
- season
- pour mix into greased baking dish, forming a layer ½inch thick
- lightly cover, and cool
- chill
- divide into squares, I like to cut mine into triangles or you can make rounds
- combine the tomato puree with the diced tomato
- spread a little of the tomato mix onto the soft side of the polenta shapes
- sprinkle with rosemary
- sprinkle with the cheeses
- top with another polenta shape, again soft side against the filling
- press edges together to seal
- fill the remaining polenta shapes in the same way
- heat oil in wide pan to a depth of 2 inches until hot enough to brown a cube of bread in 30 seconds
- dip fritters into egg mix, coat with flour and gently lower into the oil and fry for 4-5 min, turning once
- drain on kitchen towel
- serve warm with a light salad
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