Fish with Polenta and Mushrooms: Merluzzo con Polenta e Funghi

Name: Fish with Polenta and Mushrooms: Merluzzo con Polenta e Funghi
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 15 year old balsamic vinegar; 680 grams cod; 4 servings Quick mixing instant flour; 118 milliliters stone ground white cornmeal; 237 milliliters milk; 340 grams mixed wild mushrooms washed and dried; 4 servings Full flavored extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 servings Unsalted butter; 177 milliliters water

Need A mixture of water, butter, mixing instant flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the ground cornmeal you could follow this main course with the Cornmeal Pie as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine the milk, water, and cornmeal in a medium sized saute pan. Cook over low heat stirring constantly with a whisk until the mixture thickens (approximately 1/2 hour). After removing from the heat stir in 1-teaspoon butter and 1 teaspoon olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Cornmeal

Butter

Water

Milk

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Whisk

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In a saute pan, cook the mushrooms over high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter for 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Olive Oil

Butter

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Heat 1-tablespoon olive oil in a saute pan. Lightly flour the cod with the instant flour.

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Olive Oil

All Purpose Flour

Cod

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Place the fish in the pan and add 1-tablespoon butter. Cook for 3 minutes and then turn over.

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Butter

Fish

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Place the pan in a 400-degree F oven for 2 minutes to finish cooking the fish. Salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Fish

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Place a small mound of the polenta in the center of the plate.

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Polenta

Place the cod directly on top of the polenta.

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Polenta

Cod

Spread some of the mushrooms around the fish and drizzle the olive oil and balsamic vinegar around the edge of the plate.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Mushrooms

Olive Oil

Spread

Fish

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Servings:

year old balsamic vinegar 680grams

cod 4servings

Quick mixing instant flour 118milliliters

stone ground white cornmeal 237milliliters

milk 340grams

mixed wild mushrooms washed and dried 4servings

Full flavored extra-virgin olive oil 4servings

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 4servings

Unsalted butter 177milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.