Baked Polenta

Name: Baked Polenta
Ingredients: 1.5 litres (3 pints) water; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 450 g (1 lb) coarsely ground cornmeal or polenta; 450 g (1 lb) coarsely ground cornmeal or polenta; 125 g (4 oz) butter; 50 g (2 oz) plain flour; 600 ml (1 pint) warm milk (or a mixture of milk and cream); 600 ml (1 pint) warm milk (or a mixture of milk and cream); 600 ml (1 pint) warm milk (or a mixture of milk and cream); 125 g (4 oz) Edam cheese, grated freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino cheese; 125 g (4 oz) Edam cheese, grated freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino cheese; 125 g (4 oz) Edam cheese, grated freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino cheese

Preparation info

8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

1.5 litres (3 pints) water
salt and pepper
450

Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Put the water in a large saucepan, add salt and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and begin to pour in the cornmeal in a slow, steady stream, stirring all the time with a wooden spoon. When all the cornmeal has been added, simmer, stirring constantly, for 30 minutes or until the mixture starts to peel away from the sides of the pan.

Pour the polenta on to a clean surface (a wooden tabl