Name: Polenta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 cup milk; 2 1/2 cup water; 1 cup polenta; 1 cup parmesan; 2 tbs butter

by rkwilson Last updated on 07/09/2019

This is such a great Italian accompaniment to so many things. Try it instead of mashed potato or just soft with a sauce like you would pasta. A tomato sauce made with chorizo (spicy spanish sausage) is just stunning over soft polenta. - rkwilson

Ingredients

2 cup milk
2 1/2 cup water
1 cup polenta
1 cup parmesan
2 tbs butter

Method

Step 1

Bring milk and water to the boil. Pour polenta in while whisking vigorously.
Step 2

Keep whisking over high heat until mixture thickens. Lower heat and keep stirring with a wooden spoon until mixture starts to leave the sides of the pot.
Step 3

This can take between 3 - 20 minutes depending on the type of polenta.
Step 4

Add parmasen (or your chosen flavouring) and butter and mix until blended.
Step 5

Serve hot or tray up if you are going to set it.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Try flavouring it with a cup of finely grated parmesan, a little chopped garlic, chilli or some lightly fried herbs like rosemary. You can also make it and set it in the fridge on an oiled tray. Then you cut it into shapes (I use triangles) and grill or BBQ it to go with just about any meat dish. Hint - in Australia, the polenta you buy from supermarkets can be a bit coarse. If you mix it 50/50 with semolina, it makes a much nicer polenta mixture.