You will need:
- 1
700 g Polenta - 2
250 g Mont d'Or cheese - Total weight: 950 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 21 min. | 10 min. | 31 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.
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.
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.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,572 Kcal or 6,582 Kj | 85 gr | 42 gr | 114 gr |
| 79 % | 33 % | 4 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 165 Kcal or 691 Kj | 9 gr | 4 gr | 12 gr |
| 8 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
Source
Home made, based on a recipe by the chef Olivier Franchini.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Polenta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Taos hotpot, Rata-tart, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, ... All |
 | Mont d'Or cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, ... All |
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