Photo: Creamy Corn Polenta Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups polenta or yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups milk
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, peeled and smashed
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a large pot add milk and cream along with thyme and garlic. Bring to a simmer then shut off the heat to let the milk and cream steep. Let it steep for at least 30 minutes. Once steeped, strain the milk mixture and discard the thyme and garlic. Bring the milk and cream mixture back up to a simmer and gradually pour in the cornmeal in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. Once the milk is completely absorbed, lower the heat and set a timer for 20 minutes. Continue cooking, whisking often, until the timer goes off, add chicken stock if the mixture is too thick (it should be like creamy mashed potatoes). Once the timer goes off the polenta should be thick and smooth. Finish with butter, grated Parmigiano and salt and pepper.
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By jellyraffe_12107824
pleasanton, 43
on March 06, 2011
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Wow! This is the first time I have ever had polenta. I didn't have fresh thyme, so I used a small amount of whole dried thyme and 5 large smashed garlic cloves. His episode actually shows using an entire garlic, but what I used worked great. You'll be a polenta believer once you try this recipe. Definately use it with the chicken recipe in this episode because they are amazing together. Also, read the box in terms of amount of dry polenta to use because there is a misprint in the amount on the recipe. The box I used said to use 4 tablespoons per cup of fluid.
By kathleen.teeter...
CANTON, MI
on February 26, 2010
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This was my first time making Polenta & the sound of a nice creamy dish really had my hopes up. I liked the garlic/thyme infusion idea, which helped make my decision to try this recipe as my 'first attempt'...to bad I hadn't read the reviews first. I had to continue adding liquids as this was becoming a solid mess quick. Once the consistency became 'my version' of creamy, I added the cheese & butter (i used salted due to lack of flavor with salt & pepper & it was very good. Maybe starting out with double the amount of infused milk &/or cream would have made this dish a 5 star from start to finish.
By allycatcole_119...
WInfield, 52
on October 09, 2009
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It definately did not turn out creamy! I kept adding chicken stock, it just kept getting thicker. It still tasted good though.
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