From Scratch Polenta and the secrets of the universe
Awesome chicken in tomato sauce over polenta
Have you ever had polenta? Have you ever seen that log of polenta at the store? I enjoy polenta, it’s basically corn meal and liquid – and it’s a great alternative to mashed potatoes or rice. You can put pretty much anything over it and it’s delicious. I was introduced to polenta by my lovely wife, and we would buy the log that you slice up and heat on stove with liquid until it’s a mashed potato consistency. Then I decided to try to make my own from scratch, and it’s really not a hard thing to do. You have to buy Masa Harina (it’s corn meal – don’t get all freaked out by the fancy name). Then you bring water / stock to a boil add the Masa Harina and stir for about 30 minutes until it’s the texture you want. If it runs out of liquid before the texture is right, add more. It’s relatively forgiving when making it and if you’re a decent multi-tasker, then it shouldn’t be hard to cook other things and stir the polenta every minute. If you don’t stir the polenta frequently enough – you’ll end up with clumpy polenta – and I’m not going to lie – that’s gonna suck. But after you’ve made fresh polenta a couple of times – it’s really easy and cheap – masa harina isn’t expensive – especially when compared the cost of the polenta log at the store.
Polenta Anyone
The secrets of the universe can best be defined by this picture:
