Thursday, November 20, 2008

Creamy Polenta

8 cups of water
2 tsp salt
2 cups of Polenta
¼ cup of heavy cream
½ cup shredded parmesean
½ cup of butter
pepper, Tabasco to taste

In large heavy saucepan over boil water. Add salt and reduce heat to medium. Whisking
constantly, carefully sprinkle in the polenta so as not to form lumps. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring occasionally for about 25 - 35 minutes until it begins to thicken and pull away from the sides of the pan, but is still pourable.
Remove pan from heat, whisk in cream, cheese, butter, salt and pepper. taste to adjust
seasonings, serve as is, or spread on cookie sheet to chill if you are going to grill or saute squares of it.

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