Polenta recipes.

gemm30

For some reason I picked up a block of polenta when shopping, I have no idea what to do with it. Savoury/sweet not a clue. Any suggestions appreciated as I don't want to waste it.

totaldetermination

slice it, brush with oil and heat it (fry/broil/grill) till its a bit crispy. Then top it with a warm (ie heated) italian-style tomato sauce that has meat or vegetables.

you can make the sauce with anything that you would put on a pizza
onions / mushrooms / peppers / salami etc
(usually without cheese - though a bit of Parmesan goes well)

gemm30

Sounds good. Thank you.

HeidiCooksSupper

Basically, it's Italian-style cornmeal mush. So, use it as you would another starch and top it with yummy stuff. Yes, the prepared polenta is good sliced and fried but that is not wholly necessary. Just heat and eat with whatever on top -- Italian or not. True Italian cornmeal for polenta is made from a different species of corn than the one commonly used for cornmeal in the US. Unless you are really fussy about flavors, you can make passable polenta out of regular US cornmeal and, for most of us, never know the difference.

gemm30

Well I made a gorgeous chorizo/tomato/veg sauce and fried the polenta. Loved the sauce not so sure on the polenta think it was the texture that put me off. Oh well I have a few more recipes to try.