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Polenta

Polenta is made from maize meal and can be prepared in a number of ways. In this recipe, it is cooked in milk, then moulded and set before being fried.

85,1124.5/5 for 22 ratings

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Last modified on: September 16^th 2015

For 1 kg 400 g, you will need:

1 1 litre milk
2 280 g polenta powder
3 50 ml olive oil (optional)
4 salt
5 pepper
6 4 tablespoons olive oil
Total weight: 1,340 grams

Change those ingredients for: 700 g 1 kg 400 g 2 kg 800 g 4 kg 200 g

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
17 min.	1 hour	17 min.	1 hour 34 min.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Bring 1 litre milk to the boil in a large pan.

Salt and pepper.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Trickle in 280 g polenta powder while whisking...

Stage 3 - 5 min.

...and beat until the polenta thickens...

Stage 4 - 3 min.

...and the mixture is smooth. Check the seasoning. If you intend using your polenta rather like mashed potato, add a little butter or olive oil to stop it from going stiff and it's ready.

Stage 5 - 1 hour

For fried polenta, pour the mixture into a large flat tray or dish and spread it out evenly.

Leave to cool and set for at least 1 hour.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Cut lines with a knife, first in one direction...

Stage 7 - 3 min.

...then across the other way...

Stage 8

...to will give you small cubes of polenta.

Stage 9 - 7 min.

Fry these in a little olive oil in a frying pan...

Stage 10

... rolling them around until golden brown all over.

Remarks

You can also make polenta just using water, but I don't find this as good.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,638 Kcal or 6,858 Kj	69 gr	85 gr	113 gr
82 %	26 %	8 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
122 Kcal or 511 Kj	5 gr	6 gr	8 gr
6 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 400 g : 1.80 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Mustard baps, Pretzels, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Ciabatta, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Lumberjack turnovers, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, ... All
	Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Poivrade Artichoke Salad, Smoked salmon sacristains, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Stock-pot fish , ... All

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