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cooking, and I thought I'd put it here for future reference.
As for polenta, it's one of our favorite things. Here's how I make it.
1 cup cornmeal (polenta)
3 cups water
salt, oil (optional)
butter
cheese (usually parmesan, but whatever you've got), optional
Boil the water with a little salt and oil if you want. When the water is boiling, *slowly* pour in the polenta while you stir the whole time. Turn down the heat and boil gently until the polenta is quite thick -- it only takes a few minutes. Take it off the heat and stir in butter (as much as you want -- I usually use a few tablespoons) and cheese (1/4-1/2 cup of parmesan is normal for us).
Now you have choices -- eat as is, or chill in the fridge until firm, then cut into cubes or slices and either boil like fresh pasta or fry. I like frying the cubes in olive oil, then topping them with spaghetti sauce.
The polenta is also good with things added in -- I love it with sliced mushrooms and sauteed onions. Be creative -- it's really forgiving. And you can put herbs and spices in the boiling water -- I like garlic and basil if I'm using spaghetti sauce, for instance.
Can you tell we eat this a LOT? :-)
cooking, and I thought I'd put it here for future reference.As for polenta, it's one of our favorite things. Here's how I make it.
1 cup cornmeal (polenta)
3 cups water
salt, oil (optional)
butter
cheese (usually parmesan, but whatever you've got), optional
Boil the water with a little salt and oil if you want. When the water is boiling, *slowly* pour in the polenta while you stir the whole time. Turn down the heat and boil gently until the polenta is quite thick -- it only takes a few minutes. Take it off the heat and stir in butter (as much as you want -- I usually use a few tablespoons) and cheese (1/4-1/2 cup of parmesan is normal for us).
Now you have choices -- eat as is, or chill in the fridge until firm, then cut into cubes or slices and either boil like fresh pasta or fry. I like frying the cubes in olive oil, then topping them with spaghetti sauce.
The polenta is also good with things added in -- I love it with sliced mushrooms and sauteed onions. Be creative -- it's really forgiving. And you can put herbs and spices in the boiling water -- I like garlic and basil if I'm using spaghetti sauce, for instance.
Can you tell we eat this a LOT? :-)