Polenta, soft, with sautéed mushrooms
Recipe: #43927
December 01, 2024
Categories: Side Dishes, Mushrooms, Italian, Easter, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Herbs, more
"This is a recipe from a series a few years ago "The cook and the chef". It is a lovely and cream soft polenta that pairs so well with the richness of the sautéed mushrooms. Lemon thyme can be substituted for lemon zest."
Original is 3 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (552.7 g)
- Calories 368.9
- Total Fat - 28.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.6 g
- Cholesterol - 60.1 mg
- Sodium - 40215.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.3 g
- Sugars - 11.3 g
- Protein - 15.3 g
- Calcium - 468.7 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 28.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring the milk, water and bay leaf to the boil then remove from heat and allow to infuse for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Strain and discard the bay leaf, bring milk to the boil again, pour in the polenta and stir continuously until it thickens, this will take about 10-20 minutes, depending on the variety of polenta.
Step 3
When cooked, add the mascarpone and grated pecorino and mix until well combined; taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. The polenta should be soft and creamy and only just hold its shape; you may need to add a little extra of the standby milk to loosen up the polenta if it becomes too stiff – this will also depend on what brand of polenta you use. You want a sloppy, porridge type consistency.
Step 4
To sauté the mushrooms, melt the butter and a splash of olive oil in a large non stick frying pan, when the butter starts bubbling, add the garlic and mushrooms and cook briefly until golden but just done and the mushrooms still moist.
Step 5
Add the herbs and lemon and mix through, season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Step 6
You may need to add a little more butter, to keep the mushrooms moist.
Step 7
Pour the polenta into a serving dish, top with the sautéed mushrooms and shavings of pecorino and serve.
Tips
No special items needed.
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