Yes, you've heard of it, but what is polenta, exactly? Ahead, you'll learn some of the most popular ways to eat polenta and find out exactly what this cornmeal concoction is. Polenta is a dish that originated in Northern Italy and is made of coarsely ground yellow cornmeal. It's super versatile and can be prepared in so many different ways.
It only takes a few pantry staples to cook it too: All you need is water or broth, butter, salt, and pepper.
Most packages have a simple recipe on the back you can follow to whip up the perfect polenta side dish. Polenta is sold in a few different forms, so keep your eye out for which one you want at the grocery store. Regular polenta can take up to 40 minutes to cook and requires constant stirring, while "instant" or "quick-cooking" polenta can be made in minutes.
Purchasing instant polenta can really cut down the cooking time, but some say that these versions aren't as flavorful as standard polenta.
Polenta can also be bought fully cooked in log-shaped packaging similar to a tube of cookie dough. Moist Cornbread. These ingredients are pantry staples. Oh, and the cornbread is actually moist and delicious. We like putting jalapenos in it. Get our moist cornbread recipe. Cornmeal Fried Catfish with Remoulade. The crispy, spicy coating works really well with this fish. But really, you could use this method for other white fish or chicken.
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I found that using corn meal from the package doesn't come very tasty, I have a blender that I put corn for popcorn and makes it into corn meal. Chef John you've done it again I was looking for a polenta recipe that didn't call for milk or cream and this was it! Followed the recipe exactly with grits it's all I had on hand except that I put in the grits into cold water to avoid lumps.
Perfect side for meat! And the leftovers I might start making polenta just for the leftovers! Cherish Grabau. Watching the video really helped! This was my first time making polenta, but most certainly won't be the last. Thick, creamy, smooth, warm, cheesy, perfect. Emma Grigoryan. I should say be careful with salt, as the cheese also adds it.
This was great! My picky preteen enjoyed it. He grunted and when done, went to the kitchen to put more in his bowl. I had powdered bouillon that I added to the water and it came out so very flavorful. I topped this with roasted peppers, asparagus, meatballs and grated Parmesan cheese. Thank you for the recipe!
This was really good and quite easy. It cooked up a lot quicker for me, I have a flat top stove so I probably needed to have it set on a lower setting, I'll remember that next time. Still it came out so smooth and tasty! And easier than I imagined, I've never even had polenta until recently, so I'm really glad to have a new option to serve with meals.
I also watched the video so that made me feel a lot more confident to try this.
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