Creamy Creamy Polenta
Recipe: #17484
February 20, 2015
Categories: Italian, 5 Ingredients Or Less, 5-Minute Prep No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, Vegetarian Dinner, Italian Dinner, more
"This is the way we eat polenta at home. The creamier the better. the ingredients are for 1 (big) serving. The ratio is always 4 to 1."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (289 g)
- Calories 333.4
- Total Fat - 24.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.2 g
- Cholesterol - 73.3 mg
- Sodium - 1144.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 12.1 g
- Protein - 15.7 g
- Calcium - 541.2 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring the milk to almost boil over medium heat. Add the salt and butter.Let it melt.
Step 2
While whisking gently, pour the polenta into the hot milk in a steady stream.
Step 3
Continue whisking until polenta is thickened.About 1 minute. Turn off the heat add cheese and continue whisking until blended in.
Step 4
Polenta keeps thickening as it cools down, so do not worry if it looks a little to soft at the begining.
Step 5
Pour on a plate and sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top.
Tips
No special items needed.