I absolutely love polenta. I like it creamy when it’s first done and I
like to put the rest in a casserole dish and make it into squares. It freezes very well too. Here is one of my favorite polenta recipes!
Onion& Garlic Polenta
2 tablespoons olive oil or vegan
butter spread
1 medium onion chopped
1 clove minced garlic
4 cups water
1 cup ground cornmeal
2 tablespoons vegan butter
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon pepper (I like to use
white pepper)
Sauté the onion in the olive
oil/vegan butter until slightly caramelized over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for one
minute. Add the water. Turn heat up to high and bring to a boil and
slowly add the cornmeal whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Once the mixture is thick and creamy (20 – 30
minutes) take pot off heat and add the vegan butter, salt and pepper.
Serve as is or put in a greased
9x13 glass pan spreading out evenly.
Place in refrigerator to cool completely.
After it is set, cut the polenta
into squares in the pan or turn the polenta out onto a cutting board and cut
into desired shapes i.e. circles, triangles, etc.
Put a small amount of olive oil in a skillet
and sauté them over medium high heat.
This is so simply and lovely. I am lazy and buy premade polenta forgetting how simple it is to make. And this way, one can customize the flavor. Lovely!
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