Polenta

Recipe courtesy Mario Batali

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: Antica Bessetta

Recipe categories: Cornmeal,
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- Dish : Polenta
- Cuisine : Italian

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Total Time:: 5 min
Cook: 5 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

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Ingredients

4 cups water
2 tablespoons salt
1 cup polenta or cornmeal

Directions

In a 3-quart saucepan, heat water and salt until boiling. Drizzle in polenta in a thin stream, whisking constantly, until all polenta is incorporated and mixture begins to thicken. Switch to a wooden spoon, pull off heat and continue to stir until thick as paste.

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By Chef #1104055

on January 21, 2012
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LOL - Wish I had read the reviews first. What a salt bomb. Made another batch with 2 teaspoons. Much better!

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By adamsoakvalley_...

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on June 24, 2011
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The salt is a typo. Food network can you fix that?

I have a 12 yr old daughter that loves to cook and she finds recipes on this site. It would be nice if, when a typo is pointed out it could be corrected so a novice doesn't create a "goof".

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By funk_1740467

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on January 05, 2010
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Obviously 2 tbsp. of salt is a typo, I used 1.5 tsp. of sea salt, and it was just right. Coarse grind corn meal is best for polenta, I also added 2 tbsp. of milk towards the 4 cups of water, and mixed in 1/4 cup of grated pecorino near the end of the cooking time. I cook it for approx. 10 min., using a wisk the whole time. To top it off, I crumbled a couple of ounces of sausage on top of each serving bowl. This was very close to how I had it served when I was in Tuscany last year.

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