Polenta

[pinkpei77]

ive recently taken a liking to polenta , but ive only had it one way. FRIED!

which is wonderful, but im trying to not fry everything i eat.

does anyone have any recipes or ideas?

thanks!

[2Boys4Me]

I've never tried it - and I'm not sure exactly how she does it but my MIL's friend uses polenta instead of noodles in lasagne.

[elonwy]

Soft Polenta is a good base for alot of things instead of potatos or rice. Goes best with birds and fish.

Soft Polenta:

salt & ground pepper

3/4 cup Yellow corn meal

3 tbsp butter

In a large saucepan over high heat bring 4 cups water with 1 1/2 ts sa;t and 1/8 tsp pepper to boil. add cornmeal slowly in a steady stream whisking constantly until smooth. Reduce heat to medium low, simmer, whicksing often until thickened, 8-10 min. Remove from heat, stir in butter until smooth.

You can also broil it, after the above, chill for at least three hours in a greased pan. Cut into slices or cubes, brush with a little olive oil, broil 10-20 minutes. Broiled polenta cubes make a great base for a stuffing.

Yummy Polenta. I find it tastes better made from scratch than the premade stuff in the tube. Its reqiculously easy as well.

Elonwy

[eKatherine]

Layer it in a casserole with red sauce and cheese. Add cubes to stew. Spread it in a pan and use it for a pizza crust. Scoop it onto your plate and eat it with butter, like mashed potatoes.

[chewymom]

Good timing! I just got an email with this link: Open Original Shared Link

[queenofhearts]

If you like ratatouille, to me it's perfect over polenta. (I do like it best sauteed, but it's good plain too.)

Definitely make it from scratch, especially if you're serving it soft, the difference is very noticeable.

[queenofhearts]

  chewymom said:

Good timing! I just got an email with this link: Open Original Shared Link

Great link!

[pinkpei77]

wow!! thanks guys! those all sound great!

i think im going to try one tonight!

and elwony... thanks for the recipe.

im sure it will be better and im sick of spedning the $4 for a tube of it!

[munchkinette]

  pinkpei77 said:

wow!! thanks guys! those all sound great!

i think im going to try one tonight!

and elwony... thanks for the recipe.

im sure it will be better and im sick of spedning the $4 for a tube of it!

I eat polenta in place of pasta. I make turkey meatballs (with polenta instead of bread crumbs) and then eat it all with red sauce. It's awesome! I still fry the slices of polenta though.

And actually, I realized that I could make meatloaf the same way because it would be very similar to the meatballs.