Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup quick cook polenta
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 pounds Italian sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large portobello mushroom, foot removed, cap thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary leaves
- 1 cup red wine
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Pour water in a 6 quart sauce pan and bring to a boil. Pour polenta in a thin stream into boiling water and, whisking constantly, cook until as thick as porridge. Continue cooking, stirring with a wooden spoon until too thick to stir. Pour polenta out on to a wooden cutting board. In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat oil until smoking and add onion. Cook until just softened, or 2 to 3 minutes, and add sausage pieces. Cook until browned on all sides and drain fat from pan. Add portobellos, rosemary and red wine and bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes covered, or until sausage is cooked. Slice pieces of polenta off board with a knife and place in bowls. Remove sausage mixture from heat, stir in sour cream, season to taste and pour over polenta. Serve immediately.











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By ce7grant_10825920
Cary, NC
on July 28, 2008
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I made this as displayed here, it was very good, however after doing a internet search on the origin/history of Smacafam I found the Babbo recipe. The Babbo recipe also includes 1 cup tomato sauce and instructs you to add the sour cream/creme fraiche to the top of the dish, not stirred in. There is also a picture ; I would probably try this again, but would use the Babbo version: http://www.babbonyc.com/recipe-smacafam.html
By monjul_2605245
Marlton, NJ
on November 09, 2006
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Excellent. The sauce was outstanding. The next day, I fried up some polenta wedges and covered them with the sauce along with some sausage. It was even better than the night before. Great Mario!
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