Creamy Tacky Polenta – Barefe...

Creamy tacky polenta is love at first chunk! Buttery, soul-satisfying, and creamy, this cheese-laden polenta is ideal served alone or topped with any braised meat, greens, or stew.

Tacky Polenta

Fingers down, my favourite option to serve polenta is with chile verde. This Mexican Pork and Tomato Chile Verde is what my consolation meals desires are made from lately. When you’ve by no means had chile verde, and even in case you have a traditional recipe you like, it’s essential do this model.

I cooked giant batches of each the above pork and tomato chile verde and traditional pork chile verde (the recipe that I’ll be sharing tomorrow), and I’m so very proud of the state of my fridge proper now. I’ve eaten this polenta topped with chile verde a number of days in a row, and I even had it for breakfast as we speak.

Polenta is a flexible dish that doesn’t get almost sufficient play, in my view. After all it’s well-known, however a variety of of us appear to have the incorrect concept that it’s fussy or tough to make.

Learn how to Prepare dinner Polenta

It’s not a tough technique in any respect! It’s necessary to recollect three issues although. First, slowly whisk the cornmeal into boiling liquid.

Second, return the combination to a boil whereas nonetheless whisking. Third, keep in mind to decrease the warmth and stir often. You don’t must babysit it too carefully.

I served this tacky stove-top polenta with the Mexican Pork Chile Verde I made earlier this week and it was the proper match for the spicy saucy pork.

Cheese Polenta

To make this fabulously tacky polenta, you’ll want the next substances:

• milk
• water
• kosher salt
• butter
• cornmeal
• Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese

I stated there have been solely three issues to recollect, however I’m going to appropriate myself and add yet one more. Please don’t use self-rising cornmeal for polenta. You’ll be deeply upset if you happen to attempt it.

Polenta with Cheese

Polenta an awesome aspect dish to make prematurely. Merely cool the completed polenta, cowl, and refrigerate. Reheat within the microwave, about 4-5 minutes on excessive. Stir vigorously to fluff after reheating. 

When you’re questioning what else you may wish to serve with polenta, look no additional than our chicken piccata. Can’t get sufficient polenta? Neither can I! Check out paprika manchego polenta and oven-baked polenta too!

{initially revealed 2/9/13 – recipe notes and images up to date 10/5/25}