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Don Vito's Authentic Italian Polenta

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(Recipe ID: 536)

Preparation time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 50 minutes

Source: Vito De Carolis

Polenta is a delicious Northern Italian staple.  It can be served as a first course, side dish or in many other creative ways.

Ingredients

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  • 8 cups Water
  • 2 teaspoons Coarse sea salt *
  • 2 1/2 cups Polenta-stone ground Italian coarse corn meal

Instructions

  1. Combine 8 cups of water, and salt in heavy larger non-stick saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Gradually whisk in cornmeal in a thin stream.
  3. Cook Polenta over medium-low heat (it should be barely boiling), whisking constantly, until very thick and pulls away from side of pan, about 40 minutes.
  4. Remove pan from heat and pour it into a shallow large plate or over a wood-board.
  5. Polenta will keep warm, covered, about 20 minutes.
     

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