Polenta

Recipe courtesy Mario Batali

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: Antica Bessetta

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (14)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

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Cook: 5 min
Total:: 5 min

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4 cups water

2 tablespoons salt

1 cup polenta or cornmeal

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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DAN JONESTOWN, PA 01-05-2010
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Delicious, Mario does it again !!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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. Read more
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Suzanne Bellevue, NE 03-25-2009
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type-o for salt amount
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

After watching the episode that this recipe appears in, the salt is definitely 2 teaspoons, not tablespoons. Remember that... Mario cooks with KOSHER salt not table salt. Kosher salt is less salty tasting then table salt is. Also his style of polenta is loose like cream of wheat, not firm. This is a basic recipe that is easy to modify and add to. Read more
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Scott Chesterton, IN 03-01-2009
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Batali is paid too well to produce a recipe this poor.
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

1 part chicken stock and 1 part half & half work better than water for polenta. Also season to taste rather than measure the... salt. Begin with a little sauteed garlic and finish with parmesan and fresh parsley for good results.Read more
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Diane Yonkers, NY 10-26-2008
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Use less salt - a lot more than 5 mn to make!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

All are correct: 2 tsp seems to be the correct amount of salt. I had to stir for a long, long time, easily 20 minutes rather... than five, unless you want soup.Read more
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marci Roswell, GA 08-17-2008
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Polenta is so salty I had to throw it away
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I tried this recipe and followed it exactly. There is way too much salt in it. I had to thow it away. It needs to be more... like one teaspoon of salt. Otherwise it is simple and probably very good.Read more
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Anonymous 08-03-2008
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Awful! Don't make until you read reviews!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This one calls for 2 TABLEspoons of salt - dear God don't do that. Use 2 TEAspoons of salt. It is a very bad typo that... makes very bad polenta.Read more