Polenta With Fresh Corn

Submitted by LifeIsGood

"This is a very basic polenta with the addition of fresh summer corn! It gives you a double hit of corn. Yum. You can cut the leftovers into squares and fry them topped with Parmesan. Recipe is courtesy of Gwyneth Paltrow. :) Note: You can make this even easier by using instant polenta, following the box directions, then adding the corn, milk, cream, salt, pepper and chives."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 cup polenta
• coarse salt, to taste
• 1 ear of corn, get the kernels from the ear of corn
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup cream
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, roughly chopped, for serving

directions

1. Bring the water to a boil in a pot. Slowly whisk in the polenta and a pinch of salt. Turn the heat down as low as it will go and put a lid on the pot, slightly ajar, and cook the polenta for about 40 minutes, stirring every 5-10 minutes.
2. Add the corn, milk and cream and cook another 5 minutes.
3. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and sprinkle the chives on top.

Reviews

[Jostlori]

Awesome polenta! We really liked the added flavor and texture that the corn added, even though we normally like our polenta silky smooth! I did sub chicken broth for the water, because I had some that needed to be used, and used slightly more liquid than called for because we like it a little runnier. Delicious, and a side dish we'll definitely make again! Thanks for posting another keeper! Made for SWT 2019.

 

[Elmotoo]

Oops, I just realized I forgot the cream! It was fabulous anyway! I used regular cornmeal & it cooked up in about 15 minutes. I added a few TBs of butter to the finished dish. We ate it ALLLL. So good. I *was* planning to top each serving with a poached egg but ran out of time & ambition. ;) Made for Culinary Quest 2014/CCQ.

 

[Crafty Lady 13]

This was my first time making and eating polenta. This was very easy to make and made an excellent base for Recipe #279516. The polenta was creamy and tasty. It is winter here so there was no fresh corn available. I had to substitute frozen corn, but it still turned out great. Made for February 2012 Aus/NZ Swap.

 

[Sharon123]

Yummy! I quartered the recipe and used soy milk instead of the cream. Great way to start the morning! Thanks! Made for PRMR game.