Description
Fried Polenta
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 cups cold water
- 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
- 1 2/3 cups coarse polenta (yellow or white cornmeal)
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add water and kosher salt to a medium pot and stir in the polenta.
- Bring to a boil over high heat and add olive oil.
- Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking, stirring continuously for 30-40 minutes. Polenta will pull away from bottom and sides of pan.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Rinse a medium glass baking dish with water, pour hot polenta into wet dish and set aside to cool.
- Once cool, place a cookie sheet, or large plate, on top of baking dish and invert the polenta onto plate.
- Cut pieces with a wet knife and fry in a very hot nonstick skillet until golden brown.