Polenta to use
Help please, what do you do with yours ?
Xx

Is it polenta grain to make up or ready made block of polenta? If it’s a block, we chop it into cubes and mix with pasta sauce, or fry slices with sugar for a pudding, serve it instead of potatoes or pasta. Mmmm, might have to get some now…

Ah it’s the grain xx

I imagine you can do all those things with the grain if you make it into polenta first (I’ve never been too successful with that bit, hence I cheat!)

Have a google - I found a recipe for making polenta fingers - was rather yummy, but can’t remember what I did! I think it was easy.

I make spoonbread with polenta.  It is a sort of savoury bread/cake which you can eat hot or cold.  The recipe I use has cheese, eggs and spices in it which you mix together and put in the oven to cook.

I think I have also used it as a pie topping with cheese in it.

You can also use some in bread, instead of part of the flour. The italians make it into a thick porridge, to eat with savioury sauce, which tastes lovely, but is hard to make as it involves lots of stirring. A friend of mine even had some sort of electrical contraption she put on the pan that stirred it for her while it cooked!

I can second the mixing with cheese and use as topping for a stew. Make up the porridge (see pack) and then mix in grated cheese, and put in the oven to melt. On top of a mediterranean style butterbean stew maybe, with tomatoes and courgettes.

Happy cooking!

Love, Sunshinexx

Lemon drizzle polenta cake x

Nigella’s recipe is lovely.

ooooo make into fingers by added hot water then allowing to set , chop into fingers , dunk into salt pepper and parmesan and fry , ooooooo a very very wonderful fattening treat ! I can no lnger eat polenta as have a gluten intolerance but mmmm I miss those treats !!!
also polenta cake is lovely

isnt polenta gluten free jennifer??

Yum thanks everyone xx

I have a pack of solid polenta sat in my cupboard (I dread to think how long it’s been there for!!) but I am all inspired now so thanks!

I use it to coat parboiled potatoes before roasting for a nice crispy spud. I also add it to breadcrumbs for coating chicken etc.