Classic Polenta Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 qt water
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup cornmeal
1 gravy, butter, cheese or
1 tomato sauce
Recipe
Preparation
In a 4 quart saucepan, bring water and salt to boil. Slowly pour
cornmeal into boiling water, stirring constantly to keep mixture
smooth Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes or
more or until polenta is thick enough to support a sp Serve at once
with gravy, butter, cheese or tomato sauce. Or cool and slice to fry
or broil. Makes 6 servings
Per serving: Calories 125 Fat 1g No cholesterol Sodium
711 mg Percent calories from fat 4%
Knigh-Ridder/Tribune Information Services Dallas Morning News-Food
8/21/96 Typos by Bobbie Beers
Servings:
4
Back
to Bread Recipes
Food Tips of the Week
Advice on losing weight
If you enjoy your food, but want to become thin and also improve your overall physical condition, then, as most people know, you should follow a meticulously prepared wholesome dietary regime. Theoretically, this needs to involve 5 standard portions of grains, cereals and vegetables every day and also contain the optimum fusion of important nutrients.
The argument against low carbohydrate diets
Its all the rage, but it is truly safe and healthy for you?
Although there is some anecdotal evidence that suggests that low carbohydrate diets may help with your diet, some of this some research has caused much debate between nutrition gurus, and their safety has been the cause of great debate
Higher consumption of animal-based products might lead into increased consumption of saturated fat and cholesterol, which many authorities believe will increase the risk of coronary problems.
Superfoods containing lycopene
(includes apricot, red bell peppers & rosehip)
Lycopene is a non-synthetic coloring compound and one of the carotenid family. It is behind the dark red color of some fruit, vegetables and pulses.
Unlike numerous nutrients, lycopene does not become less effective if subjected to heat, but is truly improved by being heated.
.
Its most important theraputic value is that it serves as an antioxidant and is believed to be of use in the fight to lower the risk of contracting cancer.
This useful phytochemical is the strongest fighter of singlet oxygen, which is correlated with aging of the skin. It is also thought by many experts to hamper the progression of atherosclerosis.
Classic Polenta Recipe from the Recipes-4U Cookbook
You can now stop spending your hard earned cash on overpriced recipe cookery books or overpriced nights out in poncy eating establishments, all you have to do is locate and print out the recipe that take your fancy and you will soon be preparing a good meal to delight your family in the comfort of your own home
|
This Classic Polenta Recipe is one of our Bread Recipes, which have been collected from submissions from our readers and `free to use` sources. Obviously, as we have over 50,000 recipes in the cookbook it is not possible to test every recipe on our site, so please take care, and double check everything before cooking that special meal and plan carefully. If a recipe appears to be wrong, please let us know. |
