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 gary.nell_12007390
Des Moines, IA
on May 01, 2013
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I have made this recipe several times and if followed, the recipe is wonderful. Taste is amazing and there was just the right amount of crustiness to it for a great texture.
By ashlynald_12035747
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on March 10, 2013
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Made this for dinner last night and was very good. I had with grilled steak and asparagus and was delicious! But I didn't read the recipe very well beforehand so I did not have time cool it or even attempt to fry it afterwards. Still tasted great though!
By Dawn720
Washington, DC
on February 19, 2013
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The taste was amazing, but by following the recipie, the polenta was too liquidy to cut in triangles and fry. Instead, as some others have said, it was just mush. But --- it was a very tasty mush so I will definitely be playing with the measurements to get it right. I used this to mimic a dish from one of our favorite restaurants by topping it with mushrooms sauteed with rosemary, thyme, sherry, and a drop of cream. An amazing topper!!
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