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Recipe courtesy of Michael Symon

Show: Dinner: Impossible

Episode: Escape to Alcatraz

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Total:: 2 hr 15 min
Prep:: 15 min
Cook:: 2 hr

Yield:: 6 to 8 servings

Level:: Intermediate

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cups minced onion
1 clove minced garlic
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups polenta (recommended: Anson Mills)
4 ounces mascarpone
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
4 tablespoons butter
Salt

Directions

In a 4-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and sweat for 3 minutes until vegetables are translucent and aromatic. Add chicken stock and cream and bring to a simmer. Whisk in polenta and reduce heat to low. Cook over a low heat for 2 hours, stirring regularly.

Remove from heat and whisk in cheese and butter, and season with salt and serve.

My Private Notes

Name: Soft Polenta
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT2H0M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT2H15M0.000S
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cups minced onion; 1 clove minced garlic; 2 cups chicken stock; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 cups polenta (recommended: Anson Mills); 4 ounces mascarpone; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan; 4 tablespoons butter; Salt