Instructions

Step 1

Put salt into 7 cups cold water in a medium heavy pot. Add polenta and whisk in. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often; add oil, then reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring often with a wooden spoon until polenta thickens and pulls away slightly from bottom and sides of pot, 20–40 minutes (depending on grind).

Step 2

Pour into a wet ceramic or glass mold, cool, turn out, and cut into pieces with a wet knife. Grill on a very hot, dry grill or sear in a nonstick skillet until golden brown.

Recipes

Grilled Polenta

Name: Grilled Polenta
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 - 1 1 ⁄ 2 tbsp. coarse salt; 1 2 ⁄ 3 cups polenta; 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Serves
serves 6

MAXIME IATTONI

Polenta is a popular dish in Venice, and is often served grilled as a side.

Ingredients

1 - 1 ¹⁄₂ tbsp. coarse salt
1 ²⁄₃ cups polenta
1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

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Instructions

Step 1

Step 2

Pour into a wet ceramic or glass mold, cool, turn out, and cut into pieces with a wet knife. Grill on a very hot, dry grill or sear in a nonstick skillet until golden brown.

Put salt into 7 cups cold water in a medium heavy pot. Add polenta and whisk in. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often; add oil, then reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring often with a wooden spoon until polenta thickens and pulls away slightly from bottom and sides of pot, 20–40 minutes (depending on grind).
Pour into a wet ceramic or glass mold, cool, turn out, and cut into pieces with a wet knife. Grill on a very hot, dry grill or sear in a nonstick skillet until golden brown.