Soft Fontina Polenta

Name: Soft Fontina Polenta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 gallon chicken stock; 473 milliliters freshly grated fontina cheese; 1 gallon heavy cream; 2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 473 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan; 473 milliliters polenta; 1 teaspoons gray salt; 473 milliliters semolina

Soft Fontina Polenta takes about 35 minutes from beginning to end. This main course has 2305 calories, 52g of protein, and 194g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of chicken stock, nutmeg, semolina, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

In a heavy saucepan, combine the stock and cream, and bring to a boil.

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Cream

Stock

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Sauce Pan

Add the nutmeg and salt.

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Nutmeg

Salt

Whisk in the polenta and semolina and cook over low heat for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring often, until the grains are soft. Fold in the cheeses.

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Polenta

Grains

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Whisk

Serve immediately or reserve.

To encourage polenta to come cleanly out of the pan, cook over medium heat. Run a spatula or wooden spoon around the sides of the pan to clean off the polenta. Do not stir, but wait and watch for a few seconds until a large bubble begins to form and pushes the polenta upward.

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Polenta

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Pour immediately into a warm dish.

The polenta can be made ahead and reheated: add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water or stock, cover the dish, and reheat in the microwave or over low heat.

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Polenta

Stock

Water

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Whisk well before serving.

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Whisk

For tabletop polenta:Set up 1 or 2 clean, untreated butcher blocks or cutting boards or lay down parchment or butcher paper over a tabletop.

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Polenta

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Cutting Board

Pour the warm polenta out onto the table in front of guests. Pass bowls of sauces and mix-ins. Each guest mixes in their toppings and eats right off the table!

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Polenta

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Bowl