Creamy Polenta With Balsamic Glaze Food

CREAMY POLENTA WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add 1 cup cream, milk and salt. Bring to a low simmer. Gradually whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. , Pour polenta into a 3-quart slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Cook, covered, on low for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring vinegar and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until reduced to 1/3 cup. Just before serving, stir cheese and the remaining cream and butter into polenta. To serve, drizzle with balsamic glaze.

BALSAMIC GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine balsamic vinegar, honey, mustard, andgarlic and season with salt and pepper. Whisk until combined. Add chicken thighs and toss until fully coated. Transfer to the fridge to marinate, at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, prep potatoes: In a medium bowl, add potatoes and chopped rosemary and season with salt and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon oil and toss until combined. Set aside.
• In a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat remaining tablespoon oil. Add chicken and sear, skin side down, 2 minutes, then flip and sear 2 minutes more. Add potatoes, nestling them between chicken, and top with rosemary sprigs.
• Transfer to the oven and bake until potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through, 20 minutes. (If potatoes need longer to cook, transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest and continue cooking potatoes until tender.)
• Serve chicken and potatoes with pan drippings.

SUFFERIN' SUCCOTASH SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk barbeque sauce, rice vinegar, and oil in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in corn kernels, red bell pepper, green onions, and white beans to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

BALSAMIC GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute carrots in oil for about 10 minutes, or until tender. Stir in balsamic vinegar and brown sugar, mix to coat and serve.

BALSAMIC GLAZED LAMB CHOPS RECIPE WITH CREAMY POLENTA

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together the dried herbs, salt, and pepper. Rub the mixture on both sides of the lamb chops. Place them on a plate, cover and set aside for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
• Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. When oil starts to shimmer, place lamb chops in the hot skillet and cook for about 3 1/2 minutes per side for medium rare (145 F.),Medium (160 F.), Well Done, (170 F.) Use an Instant Read Thermometer to be sure.
• Remove from the skillet, and keep warm on a serving plate.
• Add shallots to the skillet, and cook them just until browned. Stir in balsamic vinegar, scraping any bits of lamb that stuck to the bottom. Those are yummy pieces! Stir in the chicken stock.
• Continue to cook and stir over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has reduced by half. Don't rush this, you don't want a runny sauce.
• Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Pour over lamb chops and serve.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS WITH POLENTA AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In deep, heavy pot, combine olive oil and polenta.
• Cook over med-high heat, stirring, until polenta smells toasty, about 2 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat.
• Add boiling water carefully, as this will splatter if you add it too quickly.
• Stir until the polenta is smooth.
• Stir in garlic, parsley, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.
• Bake polenta, uncovered 20 minutes.
• Stir it well then bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until the polenta is creamy.
• While polenta cooks, lightly spray the mushroom caps, sprinkle with salt and grill, underside (gills) down, on a very hot grill or in heavy cast iron pan, about 4 minutes per side or until tender.
• Divide the polenta among 4 dinner-size plates.
• Sprinkle each with a quarter of the cheese.
• Top each serving of polenta with a sliced mushroom, fanning the pieces.
• Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the mushroom and polenta.
• Serve immediately.