Crispy Polenta Cakes With Wild Mushrooms Ragout

Recipe Ingredients

6 cups	1422ml	Water
		Salt - to taste
1 cup	237ml	Coarse polenta
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
4 tablespoons	60ml	Unsalted butter - at room temperature
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2		Garlic cloves - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Mixed fresh wild mushrooms - trimmed, sliced
3 cups	711ml	Chicken stock
1/2 cup	118ml	Heavy cream
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour - for dusting polenta
1 cup	237ml	Olive oil - for frying

Recipe Instructions

Bring 6 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and slowly add the cornmeal in a shower, whisking constantly until the mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.

Change to a wooden spoon and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the spoon stands in the polenta, 15 to 25 minutes. Add the Parmigiano and 2 tablespoons of the butter and mix well. Season with salt and pepper.

Immediately spread the polenta in a buttered 9- by 9-inch pan. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula and refrigerate.

Combine the parsley and garlic and chop together until very fine.

In a large skillet, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter with the extra virgin olive oil over high heat. Add the wild mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and the mushrooms and liquid has evaporated, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the mushrooms and set aside.

Add the chicken stock, cream, garlic, and parsley to the pan and simmer to reduce by half, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Score the polenta into 3- by 4 1/2-inch squares. Halve each square diagonally to make 2 triangles. Remove from the pan and toss the polenta triangles carefully in flour to dust them lightly.

Heat 1/2-inch of olive oil until a tiny piece of polenta turns golden on contact, 375 degrees. Add a few of the polenta triangles and cook, turning occasionally, until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

To serve, place 2 hot polenta triangles on each plate. Warm the mushroom ragout and spoon over the polenta. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9417) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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