Polenta Help! 11 Points to best.?

Question

Just wondering. Can you use polenta with anything you would use rice or pasta? I have never had it before, does it have much of a flavor? What are the best ways to cook it? Some easy recipies would be nice :) Thanks!

Answer 1

Polenta does not have much flavor, but if you are buying the pre-made kind (in a tube wrapper) the best thing to do is slice and fry it. i like to slice it and bake it like you would chicken parm, with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Answer 2

4 cups water
Salt to taste
1 cup medium-grain yellow polenta
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup cream cheese

1 Heat water lightly seasoned with salt to a boil over high heat, about 5 minutes. Quickly whisk in the polenta until fully incorporated.

2 Lower the heat to a low simmer, add the butter and allow the polenta to cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.

3 Finish by stirring in the cream cheese and salt to taste.

If preparing in advance, cool, cover and refrigerate. Reheat in the microwave, about 5 minutes on high, just before serving. Stir vigorously after reheating to fluff.

Serves 8.

Answer 3

Yes, you can use it as a side dish, or even with spaghetti sauce on top. If you like grits, you'll like polenta. My recipe is 1 cup yellow cornmeal, 3/4 cup water, 3.25 cups boiling water, and 1.5 tsp. salt. Mix the salt and 3/4 cup water and cornmeal in a saucepan over med-high heat. When it pulls together, add a cup of boiling water and whisk. When that pulls together, add another cup of boiling water and whisk, and so on. It's easy, you just have to do some stirring. It'll thicken on standing. I add a bit of butter and pepper to mine.

I really love fried polenta. Make the polenta, spread it out on a cookie sheet, cover with saran wrap, and refrigerate overnight, then cut into squares or rounds and fry them up in butter. They get all golden crispy brown and they're awesome.

Answer 4

Polenta is a sort of corn meal from Italy. It is very good and there are different ways you can use it. There are instant types that are easy to cook with.

Try this website, they have a bunch of recipes to choose from
http://www.polenta.net/Recipes.htm

Answer 5

Hi kk,

Here is a link to nearly 30 recipes for you to check out...

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?q1=polenta

Bert