hello to you all,can anybody help me out.....?

Question

l love cooking and trying new foods,yesterday i bought some polenta.Now l am not sure what to do with it,any good ideas.Thanks

Answer 1

You should cook polenta in four times the water as polenta. So for 1 cup of polenta, use four cups of water. Bring the water to a boil and lightly season with salt. Once boiling, add polenta and whisk continuously until the mixture begins to thicken and returns to a bubble (this may take a couple of minutes). Lower the heat to very low and cover. If you want a creamier finished product, return every 10-15 minutes and again whisk vigorously, however the polenta will cook fine covered, over your stove's lowest setting in a little over an hour (there shouldn't be any toughness to the grain left on the pallette when done). Stir in a generous amount of butter and season to taste (for 1 cup of polenta I use about 1/3 cup of butter). Now that it's done you may want to flavor it in any number of ways. Here are a few...
Sage Brown Butter - before adding the butter, brown it in a seperate pan (medium heat) and add a few sage leaves in the final 30-45 seconds.
Cheese - Parmesan, Mascarpone, and Smoked Mozzarella are all great additions to polenta.
Greens - if you have a food processor, blanche or saute some spinach, chard, beet tops, whatever buzz them in the processor and stir into your polenta.

I hope this was helpful and congratulations.

Answer 2

You follow the recipe and make these modifications: Try adding cheddar cheese, jalapenos, green onions and salt and pepper to it, a can of chilis if you want, maybe some red pepper. Butter a 9 X 13 pan and lay it in an even layer and refridgerate over night. The next day, cut into squares and dust with seasoned flour and fry in a bit of oil until lightly browned. I would serve this with any type of cream soup, like potato, bean, mushroom (not that canned crap). It would also be good with chili.

You could also serve with some spicy grilled chicken or shrimp.

Answer 3

Polenta it's a great Italian food. It's food from the War times, when people didn't have enough to eat. In that time, people used to cook lots of polenta and make a "hill". In the top they put some sausages. To eat the sausages was necessary to eat the polenta first.

I love polenta with garlic and blue cheese. The best polenta recipes are from Venice. Try some recipes from foodnetwork.com

Answer 4

You soak the polenta in water (the packet will tell you how much) at which point it will be a fairly unattractive stiff mush. Then, you put in in an oiled baking dish and smooth it out and sprinkle with cheese and grill until top is crispy - yum! You will be able to cut the polenta into slices to serve.

Eat with vegetables (such as peppers/capsicums, aubergine/egglplant, courgette/zucchini, red onions, tomatoes, mushrooms) roasted in the oven with olive oil and garlic.

Answer 5

Try going to the website FoodTV.com. Search for polenta recipes. Also...polenta is the same as 'grits' which are served in the southern states. It must be boiled in water or broth.

Answer 6

CHECK OUT THE FOOD TV WEB SIGHT. ALTON BROWN DID A SHOW ON CORN MEAL AND HE COVER POLENTA.

Answer 7

steam it in some banana leaves or corn husks

Answer 8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055306732X/103-5101646-4108653?v=glance&n=283155

Answer 9

pole-what-a?

Answer 10

yeah...pole-what-a??