Polenta Chips

Name: Polenta Chips
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Parmesan, 55 g (2 oz), freshly grated; “pronto“ or quick-cook polenta 250 g (9 oz); thyme pinch, chopped; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; garlic clove 1, crushed; plain flour, for dusting; butter 55 g (2 oz)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Gate Easy Vegetarian Cookbook

By Adrian Daniel and Michael Daniel

Published 2007

About

This is a great way to utilize leftover polenta -in fact, it works better if the polenta is made the day before. These chips are a popular feature of our brunch menu as a tasty surrogate for fries, served with an aïoli or chilli sauce.

Ingredients

garlic clove 1, crushed
Parmesan, 55 g (2 oz),

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
Brunch
Vegetarian

Method

In a large pan, bring 1 litre (1¾ pints) water to the boil with the garlic, Parmesan, thyme, and butter. When boiling, slowly whisk in the polenta. The mixture should be quite thick, s