Easy Traditional Cooked Polenta (cornmeal mush)
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 cup coarse-ground cornmeal or polenta3.5 to 4 cups water1 tsp kosher salt1 Tbsp unsalted butter (optional)
Over medium heat in a medium sauce pan or saucier (sloped sides, very useful), add 1 tsp kosher salt to boiling water. *SLOWLY* whisk in cornmeal in a steady stream. Keep whisking a little bit after all is added. When it's bubbling, turn heat down to low, put the lid on, and set a timer for 10 minutes.
When timer goes off, reset for another 10 minutes (and start it), then remove lid from polenta and stir vigorously for about 1 minute (watch the timer--when it gets to 9, you've stirred for 1 minute). Put the lid on and let it go for the other 9 minutes. Repeat when the timer goes off again. How long it takes to cook depends on how coarse your cornmeal is, really. Test after second stir. As long as the cornmeal isn't hard, cook to the consistency you like.
Serving Size: 6
When timer goes off, reset for another 10 minutes (and start it), then remove lid from polenta and stir vigorously for about 1 minute (watch the timer--when it gets to 9, you've stirred for 1 minute). Put the lid on and let it go for the other 9 minutes. Repeat when the timer goes off again. How long it takes to cook depends on how coarse your cornmeal is, really. Test after second stir. As long as the cornmeal isn't hard, cook to the consistency you like.
Serving Size: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 90.6
- Total Fat: 2.6 g
- Cholesterol: 5.2 mg
- Sodium: 398.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
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