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What to do with polenta?

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  • PixieDust
    PixieDust Posts: 944 Forumite
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    No idea.....just this morning I got sick of looking at the packet (dried, grainy) in the cuboard and lobbed it in the bin *hides head in OS shame*
  • VfM4meplse
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    PixieDust wrote: »
    No idea.....just this morning I got sick of looking at the packet (dried, grainy) in the cuboard and lobbed it in the bin
    Best place for it IMO ;).

    I hate waste but unlike couscous and bulgar wheat, there really is no point to polenta.
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  • squeaky
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    Hi :)

    You might be able to grab an idea or two from: Bag of polenta / cornmeal uses?
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  • peachyprice
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    I've been tempted to try this, but I'm too tight to buy the polenta :p

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1973654/lighter-lemon-drizzle-cake

    This one sounds nice too

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12341/orange-polenta-cake
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  • THIRZAH
    THIRZAH Posts: 1,465 Forumite
    I had some lovely polenta chips in an Italian restaurant-really crispy and garnished with rosemary. They seemed to be made of rough cut chunks of polenta and then fried.
  • hannahO_2
    hannahO_2 Posts: 461 Forumite
    Finally, I've discovered polenta. Well I've heard it before on telly but never had an urge to try one.

    But my packet says I have to cook it for...like 90 mins :eek:
    I stirred and stirred for 50 mins and gave up :o To me, it was cooked than when I initially pour the stuff.
    It was delish :p

    Now my question is, can I cook it in a slow cooker?
    I don't think I can stand for 50/90 mins on the stove.
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  • bupster
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    I buy the half cooked stuff - can just add water and leave to set!
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  • hannahO_2
    hannahO_2 Posts: 461 Forumite
    Hahaha Found a NO Stir method :D Suits me fine.
    http://italianfood.about.com/od/polentarecipes/a/aa030498_2.htm

    In Slooow Coooker :T
    http://southernfood.about.com/od/gritsrecipes/r/bl39c2.htm
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  • RHYSDAD
    RHYSDAD Posts: 2,346 Forumite
    Help me use this large bag of cornmeal up. I bought it to make cornbread which none of us really took to so i'm looking for suggestions to use it up in other ways.

    There's about a kilo, Thanks!!
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  • hot.chick
    hot.chick Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    maybe this site can help?

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/cornmeal/index.html
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