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Prep 15 minCook 40 minServes 4
Ingredients
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Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements
200 g fine polenta, labelled gluten free
500 g mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, finely chopped (150 g)
150 g carrot, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped (15 g)
500 g tomato passata
30 g tomato paste
45 ml extra-virgin olive oil (41 g)
2 g dried oregano
70 g parmesan, finely grated
900 ml water (900 g)
300 ml milk (309 g)
3 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Warm two-thirds of the oil in a wide pan over high heat and cook the mushrooms without stirring for 3 minutes, then toss and cook 8-10 minutes more. They release a lot of water first and only start browning once it has gone; that is the point to keep going, not stop.
Lift the mushrooms out to a plate. Add the rest of the oil to the empty pan with the onion and carrot and cook 10 minutes over medium heat until properly soft, then add the garlic, oregano and tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
Return the mushrooms, add the passata and half the salt, bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes uncovered, until it has darkened and thickened enough to hold a line drawn through it with a spoon.
Bring the water, milk and remaining salt to a bare simmer in a second pan. Pour the polenta in a thin stream with one hand while whisking with the other, then cook 8-10 minutes on low, stirring often and scraping the base.
Beat the parmesan through the polenta off the heat. It should fall thickly from the spoon; loosen with hot water if it has gone past that.
Spoon the polenta into bowls, top with the ragù and finish with pepper.
Serve
The polenta stiffens as it cools; take it to the table straight from the pan.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Soft Polenta with Mushroom and Tomato Ragù
Serves 4 · Prep 15 min · Cook 40 min
Mushrooms cooked down until they have given up their water and browned, simmered into a tomato ragù and spooned over soft polenta.
Ingredients
200 g fine polenta, labelled gluten free
500 g mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, finely chopped (150 g)
150 g carrot, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped (15 g)
500 g tomato passata
30 g tomato paste
45 ml extra-virgin olive oil (41 g)
2 g dried oregano
70 g parmesan, finely grated
900 ml water (900 g)
300 ml milk (309 g)
3 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
1988 kJ / 475.1 kcal · protein 17.9 g · carbohydrate 50.9 g · fibre 8.3 g · fat 19.7 g · sodium 884.9 mg
Method
Warm two-thirds of the oil in a wide pan over high heat and cook the mushrooms without stirring for 3 minutes, then toss and cook 8-10 minutes more. They release a lot of water first and only start browning once it has gone; that is the point to keep going, not stop.
Lift the mushrooms out to a plate. Add the rest of the oil to the empty pan with the onion and carrot and cook 10 minutes over medium heat until properly soft, then add the garlic, oregano and tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
Return the mushrooms, add the passata and half the salt, bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes uncovered, until it has darkened and thickened enough to hold a line drawn through it with a spoon.
Bring the water, milk and remaining salt to a bare simmer in a second pan. Pour the polenta in a thin stream with one hand while whisking with the other, then cook 8-10 minutes on low, stirring often and scraping the base.
Beat the parmesan through the polenta off the heat. It should fall thickly from the spoon; loosen with hot water if it has gone past that.
Spoon the polenta into bowls, top with the ragù and finish with pepper.
Serve
The polenta stiffens as it cools; take it to the table straight from the pan.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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