Side Essentials Polenta With Three Cheeses Food

CHEESY POLENTA

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large, heavy pot. Add the salt. Gradually whisk in the cornmeal. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, until the mixture thickens and the cornmeal is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat. Add the cheese, milk, butter, and parsley. Stir until the butter and cheese have melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the polenta to a bowl and serve.

SIDE ESSENTIALS: POLENTA WITH THREE CHEESES

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. You may not be familiar with Pecorino Romano, it a sharper alternative to the standard Parmigiano Reggiano. It is made from sheep's milk and has a salty bite to it. Its addition to this recipe, gives the polenta a bit more body, and helps it stand up to just about anything you throw at it... Like my ten-hour pulled pork.
• 3. You can sub half-and-half for the milk, but I did not think it added much to the recipe... except a lot of extra calories.
• 4. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 5. Add the chicken stock, milk, and butter to a saucepan, over medium heat.
• 6. When the liquid begins to simmer, add the cornmeal., plus a pinch or two of salt and white pepper.
• 7. Whisk until the liquid has been absorbed into the cornmeal, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• 8. Chef's Note: If you want a thinner polenta, add a bit of stock and milk, a tablespoon at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.
• 9. Take off the heat and stir in the three cheeses, until they lovingly melt into the polenta. Mmmmmm.
• 10. Chef's Note: Do a final tasting (salt/pepper) for proper seasoning.
• 11. PLATE/PRESENT
• 12. Polenta has so many yummy uses. In this photo, I have a plate of it topped with my ten-hour pulled pork. So yummy.
• 13. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

CHEESY POLENTA

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, bring milk, water, and salt to a boil. Gradually whisk in polenta. Reduce heat to low, and cover. Cook 20 minutes, until creamy, lifting the lid and stirring every 3 or 4 minutes to prevent sticking. Remove pot from stove, stir in pepper and butter. Gradually stir in cheese. Serve.

POLENTA WITH THREE CHEESES

Steps:

• 1. Bring water to boiling in large non-stick pot. Stir in cornmeal and salt with a wire whip until smooth. 2. Cook over medium-low heat stirring often with wooden spoon, 30 minutes. 3. Add cheese slowly while stirring, approximately 15 minutes. Polenta is done when it seperates easily from edge of pan while stirring. 4. Pour into platter and chill until firm or serve hot out of pot. 5. Polenta may be cut thin out of platter and browned in butter for leftovers.