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When I first began my career as a cook in San Francisco, I remember talking with a Chef about an upcoming menu on which he was thinking of using polenta as the side dish. I asked him if he was talking about polanda. He said he’d never heard of polanda. I called my mom and told her we were going to serve something called polenta at the restaurant. I asked her if she had ever heard of it. She laughed and said that they were the same things! She explained that ‘pol-an-da’ was just our family’s mispronunciation of the actual name polenta. I was pretty embarrassed, to say the least!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter, divided
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 ½ cups fresh corn kernels, divided
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 2 ½ cups water, divided
- ½ cup polenta
Directions
Step 1
Melt 1 teaspoon butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir 2/3 of the corn, with a pinch of salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper in the hot butter and oil until the corn is fragrant and golden, about 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Step 2
Pour 2 cups water into corn mixture; bring to a simmer and whisk polenta into mixture. Bring to a simmer again, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thick and polenta absorbs the water, 20 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup water and stir; cook for until water is completely absorbed, about 10 minutes more.
Step 3
Stir remaining corn and 1 teaspoon butter into polenta mixture. Remove from heat, cover the pot, and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 4 | |
| Calories 166 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat6g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat2g | 11% |
| Cholesterol7mg | 2% |
| Sodium211mg | 9% |
| Total Carbohydrate27g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber3g | 10% |
| Total Sugars3g | |
| Protein5g | |
| Vitamin C10mg | 51% |
| Calcium41mg | 3% |
| Iron2mg | 12% |
| Potassium162mg | 3% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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