Black Pepper Polenta Chips with Mozzarella and Parmesan

Often dismissed as bland mush, polenta is deeply comforting and is exactly what’s needed to go with strongly flavoured dishes – rich meaty casseroles, chorizo, mushrooms, or garlicky tomato sauce, for example. Fried until crisp, it also makes fantastic chips. Like porridge, success depends on what you stir into it. Here, I have used salty cheese and plenty of black pepper to beef up the flavour.