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Creamy Polenta
Cheesy creamy polenta is an excellent base for saucy dishes like short ribs, Italian sausages, ragu, and roasted vegetables. It’s a perfect compliment for any meal and comes together pretty quickly. Stone-ground yellow cornmeal is cooked in a seasoned aromatic broth and finished with a generous amount of butter and cheese. Eat it as it is or pair it with protein dishes like short ribs Italian sausages or ragu.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 422 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 3 cups chicken stock beef stock, or vegetable stock
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup medium ground cornmeal
- Salt and ground pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, heat extra virgin olive oil.
- Sauté diced onion and minced garlic, do not let it brown (mine slightly browned due to cooking on high heat and I was trying to shoot).
- Pour stock and milk into the pan. Add fresh thyme and bay leaf.
- Wait for the liquid to just begin to boil, simmer heat, and slowly add the cornmeal while whisking constantly.
- Whisk rigorously.
- Cover and simmer cook for 20-35 minutes (depending on the texture of your cornmeal), whisking frequently. Polenta will be done once it pulls clean from the sides of the pan.
- Once polenta is cooked, taste and add seasoning (salt and ground pepper) as per taste, butter, and Parmesan cheese.
- Mix well until cheese and butter are fully melted.
- Serve hot as a side dish for any heaty meaty saucy dishes like short ribs, stew, ragu, and Italian sausages.
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Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
422kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
44mg
(15%)
Sodium
485mg
(20%)
Potassium
469mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
490IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
243mg
(24%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 422
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 422kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 44mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 485mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 469mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 490IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 243mg | 24% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.