Ingredients
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups cornmeal
- 1/2 cup good grated Parmesan
- Flour, olive oil, and butter, for frying
Directions
Heat the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, rosemary, salt, and pepper and saute for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, half-and-half, and milk and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and slowly sprinkle the cornmeal into the hot milk while stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for a few minutes, until thickened and bubbly. Off the heat, stir in the Parmesan. Pour into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan, smooth the top, and refrigerate until firm and cold.
Cut the chilled polenta into 12 squares, as you would with brownies. Lift each one out with a spatula and cut diagonally into triangles. Dust each triangle lightly in flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large saute pan and cook the triangles in batches over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until browned on the outside and heated inside. Add more butter and oil, as needed. Serve immediately.


















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By DozerDC
on November 22, 2011
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I used this recipe to the letter to make my first polenta ever and it turned out perfectly. The flavor is amazing. There is NO MISTAKE with this recipe. If you aren't using all the liquid then you won't have enough for the cornmeal to absorb. The key is to make sure to cook the polenta until it is VERY thick and bubbly - the recipe says "a few minutes" which may lead some people to take it off the heat too soon. Just continue stirring it constantly until it is very thick, however long that takes. It was so easy and tasty I will definitely be making this again.
By reeceshane
on September 25, 2011
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LITTLE TASTE OF HEAVEN: yummy!
By EHB- McLean
on September 01, 2011
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This is very easy to make and quite delicious. We prefer it without the parm.
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