I can’t think of a better dish to make on a cold day. This Soft Polenta always reminds me of my childhood. My mother would make polenta once a year and it was always in the middle of a cold Chicago winter. It satisfied our craving for something warm and filling. Since Mom made it only once a year that really made it special. She would labor over the pot of polenta for what seemed like hours. I’m not sure if it really was that long because my recipe is not as labor intensive as her’s. Maybe since I was a child it just seemed like it took her forever to make it. Maybe it was because she would be making her Marinara Sauce at the same time. Whatever the reason my recipe is not as time consuming as Mom’s.
Mom would serve it with her Marinara Sauce and Italian Sausage. With this recipe you can serve it with what you like: Marinara Sauce with Meatballs or Pork, Sautéed Shrimp, Grilled Chicken Breast, Mushroom Sauté. I often serve it accompanying a Fillet Mignon with a Wild Mushroom and Bordelaise Sauce. Whatever way you decide to serve it I hope you will enjoy this creamy, warm and delicious Polenta.
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Creamy Soft Polenta
Hi sweet cousin. I remember my mom, your mom and Auntie Mary R making “polent”
‘ AND I did not like it very much. Now as an adult I love it and we have it frequently. Bonnie serves it with chicken cacciatori. The tube kind makes it very easy to prepare but not as good as if you make it from scratch. I remember that my father convinced some woman to make it (June, who shall remain nameless) and she did a pretty fair job. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Hi John, polenta is one of our faves. So funny how I was just thinking about how our parents didn’t pronounce the last vowel on Italian words. Polent it is as is manicott, raviol, spaghett, etc. hi to Bonnie. Love you. C