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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.

159K 53 4.1

Last modified on: September 16^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Corn Flour Italy Polenta

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

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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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.

Keeping

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

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.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate eclairs, Toasted almond cake, Old style brioche, Dublin fruit scones, Ciabatta, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small ratatouille with , Beurre d'escargot, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Roast potatoes "à la provençale", Tabbouleh, ... All
	Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with mushrooms, Flamiche, Endives "bonne femme", Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Truffade original, ... All

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