Preparation: 5 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
4 cups spring water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup polenta
2 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)
1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano or grana padano
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
hot pepper sauce such as tabasco or cholula, to taste (optional)
Procedure:
Bring water to a boil in a large pot or heavy saucepan over high heat. Add salt and reduce heat to medium. Slowly pour in polenta, whisking constantly. Turn heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until polenta has thickened and pulls away from the sides of the pot but is still pourable.
Remove pot from heat and whisk in cream (if using), cheese, butter, pepper, and pepper sauce, if desired. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Serve hot.
Cook: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
4 cups spring water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup polenta
2 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)
1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano or grana padano
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
hot pepper sauce such as tabasco or cholula, to taste (optional)
Procedure:
Bring water to a boil in a large pot or heavy saucepan over high heat. Add salt and reduce heat to medium. Slowly pour in polenta, whisking constantly. Turn heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until polenta has thickened and pulls away from the sides of the pot but is still pourable.
Remove pot from heat and whisk in cream (if using), cheese, butter, pepper, and pepper sauce, if desired. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Serve hot.
Restaurant: Bottega Restaurant & Cafe, 2240 Highland Ave S, Birmingham, AL
Recipe Type: Authentic
Submitted By: Chef Frank StittRecipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author: Chef Frank Stitt
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Original Photograph By: Frank Stitt/bottegarestaurant.com
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Recipe Source: http://bottegarestaurant.com/press/BOTTEGA-FAVORITA-FEATURE-TASTE-OF-THE-SOUTH.pdf