Creamy Polenta with Goat Cheese

Name: Creamy Polenta with Goat Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 whole Beef Short Ribs; 2 Tbsps Butter; 3 whole Carrots, Diced; 473 milliliters Beef Or Chicken Broth (enough To Almost Cover Ribs); 59 milliliters All-purpose Flour; 113 grams weight Goat Cheese; 4 servings Kosher Salt and Pepper To Taste; 2 Tbsps Olive Oil; 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced; 6 Pancetta, Diced; 473 milliliters Red Or White Wine; 2 sprigs Rosemary; 1 teaspoon Salt; 2 whole Shallots, Peeled And Finely Minced; 2 sprigs Thyme; 237 milliliters Yellow Cornmeal

Creamy Polenta with Goat Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 529 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up beef short ribs, butter, carrots, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring 4 1/2 cups water to a boil.

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Water

Add cornmeal to the water in a thin stream, whisking constantly to avoid lumps.Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes, adding salt and extra tablespoons of water as needed.When polenta is done, stir in butter and goat cheese. Check seasonings, and add salt to taste.

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Goat Cheese

Seasoning

Polenta

Butter

Water

Salt

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Whisk

Serve with your favorite meat main course. Yummy!Salt and pepper ribs, then dredge in flour. Set aside.In a large dutch oven, cook pancetta over medium heat until complete crispy and all fat is rendered.

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Salt And Pepper

Pancetta

All Purpose Flour

Meat

Ribs

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Dutch Oven

Remove pancetta and set aside. Do not discard grease.

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Pancetta

Add olive oil to pan with the pancetta grease, and raise heat to high. Brown ribs on all sides, about 45 seconds per side.

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Olive Oil

Pancetta

Ribs

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Frying Pan

Remove ribs and set aside. Turn heat to medium.

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Ribs

Add onions, carrots, and shallots to pan and cook for 2 minutes.

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Shallot

Carrot

Onion

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Frying Pan

Pour in wine and scrape bottom of pan to release all the flavorful bits of glory. Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.

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Wine

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Frying Pan

Add broth, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Taste and add more salt if needed.

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Ground Black Pepper

Salt

Broth

Add ribs to the liquid; they should be almost completely submerged.

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Ribs

Add thyme and rosemary sprigs (whole) to the liquid. Put on the lid and place into the oven. Cook at 350 for 2 hours, then reduce heat to 325 and cook for an additional 30 to 45 minutes. Ribs should be fork-tender and falling off the bone.

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Rosemary

Thyme

Bone

Ribs

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Oven

Remove pan from oven and allow to sit for at least 20 minutes, lid on, before serving. At the last minute, skim fat off the top of the liquid. (Can also refrigerate mixture, then remove solid fat from the top.)

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Oven

Frying Pan

Serve 2 ribs on bed of creamy polenta, spooning a little juice over the top.

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Polenta

Juice