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Basic Polenta
Bring water to a boil in a large heavy pot. Add salt and reduce heat until water is simmering. Take cornmeal by the handful and add to water very slowly, controlling the flow to a ...
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Ingredients
- 5to 10 minutes or until polenta solidifies. cut cooled polent
- 1inch wide and 6 inches long. place slices in individual dish
- 1Teaspoonsalt
- 3Cupcornmeal; coarse−grain
Directions
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Bring water to a boil in a large heavy pot
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Add salt and reduce heat until water is simmering
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Take cornmeal by the handful and add to water very slowly, controlling the flow to a thin stream through your fingers
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To avoid lumps, stir quickly with a long handled wooden spoon while adding cornmeal
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If necessary, stop adding cornmeal from time to time and beat mixture vigorously
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Cook, stirring constantly, 20 to 30 minutes
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Polenta will become very thick while cooking
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It is done when it comes away cleanly from the sides of the pot