Barbara kafka's soft polenta

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 cups Water
¾ Yellow or white cornmeal
2 teaspoons Kosher salt
3 tablespoons Unsalted butter .
⅛ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
¼ cup Softened Gorgonzola cheese
Or butter

Directions

Combine water, cornmeal and salt in 2 Quart souffle dish. Cook in microwave, uncovered, on High (100 percent power) for 6 minutes. Stir well, cover loosely with paper towel and cook another 6 minutes.

Remove from microwave, uncover and stir in butter, pepper, and cheese. Let stand 3 minutes. Serve hot. Makes 6 servings.

Note: If using small microwave oven, cook uncovered 9 minutes more.

For Spicy polenta, use Monterey Jack cheese and add one stemmed, seeded, finely chopped jalapeno pepper.

Per serving: Calories 187 Fat 14g Cholesterol 39mg Sodium 792mg Percent calories from fat 69%

KRT Information Services/"Microwave Gourmet" Dallas Morning News-Food 8/21/96 Typos by Bobbie Beers

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