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Polenta with Mont d'Or

Name: Polenta with Mont d'Or
Prep time: 31 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 950 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g polenta; 250 g Mont d'or cheese

This recipe offers you a way to make polenta that will turn out creamy, with the woody notes of the Mont d'Or.

30 K 3/5 (1 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

4.20 €

950 g

2 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 5^th 2022

For 950 g, you will need:

1 700 g polenta
2 250 g Mont d'or cheese
Total weight: 950 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Resting: 10 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Prepare 700 g polenta the usual way.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

When it is ready, add 250 g Mont d'or cheese in pieces. The best way is to take spoonfuls straight from the box.

There is no need to leave the rind of the Mont d'Or. Also, scraping everything around the edge next to the spruce band adds to the woody flavour.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cover and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

Stage 4

By the end of this time, the Mont d'Or will have started to melt...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

...so put back on medium heat and mix the polenta with a whisk or wooden spatula until the cheese is fully mixed in.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 6

Your polenta with Mont d'Or is ready. Serve on its own or to go with meat, for example.

Remarks

You can easily vary this recipe using other soft-paste cheeses (St Nectaire, etc.).

The quantity of Mont d'Or is for guidance, so do adapt this (a little more or less) to suit your taste.

Keeping: 2 or 3 days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source: Home made, based on a recipe by the chef Olivier Franchini.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	540 RDI=150 %	620 RDI=40 %	860 RDI=100 %	1,570 RDI=60 %	6,580 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	60 RDI=20 %	70 RDI=5 %	90 RDI=10 %	170 RDI=6 %	690 RDI: 6 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 950 g : 4.20 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Polenta

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Taos hotpot, Rata-tart, Polenta parmentier, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... See them all 7

Mont d'or cheese

Like these other recipes: Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Hot box cheese , Dipping bread with cheese, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", ... See them all 11

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