Post by pookie on Feb 1, 2005 14:58:15 GMT -5
Baked polenta with bacon & onions 
1/3 cup Canadian bacon, diced
2 Onions, sliced thin
1 tsp olive oil
1 c Water
¾ c Chicken broth
¼ ts Dried crumbled sage
½ c Coarse ground cornmeal
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ c Fresh grated Parmesan (2 points)
In a large saucepan, cook bacon until almost crisp. Remove the bacon and take out all of the fat. Add the onions, 1 tsp olive oil and cook until softened but not browned. Transfer the onion to a bowl. To the pan add the water, broth and sage and bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, add the cornmeal, a little at a time. Cook over low heat, stirring almost constantly, until it is thick and pulls away from the sides of the pan, 20-25 minutes. Stir in the 1 TBSP olive oil, 2 tbsp of the Parmesan and half the onions. Spread in a 3 cup gratin dish. Mix the bacon into the remaining onion mixture and spread on top of the polenta. Sprinkle on the remaining Parmesan and bake in the middle of a preheated 400 oven until the cheese is melted and just starting to brown. This serves 2 as a main dish, 4 as a side dish. Can be doubled or tripled and can be made and assembled earlier in the day and baked when ready to serve.
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1/3 cup Canadian bacon, diced
2 Onions, sliced thin
1 tsp olive oil
1 c Water
¾ c Chicken broth
¼ ts Dried crumbled sage
½ c Coarse ground cornmeal
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ c Fresh grated Parmesan (2 points)
In a large saucepan, cook bacon until almost crisp. Remove the bacon and take out all of the fat. Add the onions, 1 tsp olive oil and cook until softened but not browned. Transfer the onion to a bowl. To the pan add the water, broth and sage and bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, add the cornmeal, a little at a time. Cook over low heat, stirring almost constantly, until it is thick and pulls away from the sides of the pan, 20-25 minutes. Stir in the 1 TBSP olive oil, 2 tbsp of the Parmesan and half the onions. Spread in a 3 cup gratin dish. Mix the bacon into the remaining onion mixture and spread on top of the polenta. Sprinkle on the remaining Parmesan and bake in the middle of a preheated 400 oven until the cheese is melted and just starting to brown. This serves 2 as a main dish, 4 as a side dish. Can be doubled or tripled and can be made and assembled earlier in the day and baked when ready to serve.
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