Polenta Corn Cakes With Wild Mushroom Pan Roast

Recipe Ingredients

		Polenta
2		Corn - husked, and
		Cleaned of silk
2 cups	474ml	Whole milk
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Finely-ground cornmeal
2 tablespoons	30ml	Unsalted butter - plus
1 teaspoon	5ml	Unsalted butter - to butter pan
2 oz	56g	Roquefort or other blue cheese - coarsely chopped
		Mushrooms
1 tablespoon	15ml	Unsalted butter
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Cleaned, sliced mixed fresh wild mushrooms
		(or 1 ounce dried wild mushrooms) - see
		* Note
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped shallots
1/2 cup	118ml	Chicken stock or vegetable stock
2 tablespoons	30ml	Coarsely-chopped fresh thyme
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Garnish
1/3 cup	78ml	Walnuts or pecans - toasted 4 to 5
		Minutes at 375 degrees

Recipe Instructions

* Note: If using dried mushrooms, rehydrated for 20 minutes in very hot water and then slice.

Roast or broil the ears of corn until lightly browned. Allow to cool, then cut the corn off the cob. Combine the milk and cornmeal in a saucepan. Add the 2 tablespoons butter and the corn kernels and bring quickly to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer a full 20 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon to keep the mixture from sticking or burning. If the polenta becomes too thick before the 20 minutes is up, stir in several tablespoons of cold water to loosen it, and continue cooking. At the end of 20 minutes the mixture should be fairly thick. Fold in the cheese and stir until melted. -Remove from the heat and pour into a buttered 8 by 8-inch cake pan. Using a spatula, spread the polenta into a thick even layer. Cool and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours before unmolding and cutting into triangles or 2-inch squares. (Uncut polenta can be covered with plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator up to 2 days.)

To prepare the mushrooms, heat the 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan, add the mushrooms and shallots, and cook 5 to 6 minutes, until the mushrooms begin to brown. Add the chicken stock or vegetable stock and cook until the liquid is reduced by half. Remove from the heat and add the chopped thyme and salt and pepper.

Just before serving, place the cut polenta on a cookie sheet in a preheated 350 oven for 10 to 15 minutes to warm, then, if necessary, brown it under a broiler 2 minutes more. To serve, place two pieces of polenta on each plate and spoon some of the mushroom pan roast over them. Garnish with toasted walnuts or pecans.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
A SPECIAL THANKSGIVING - recipes from - THE 21 COOKBOOK by Michael Lomonaco (c) 1995 - Doubleday Publishers - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TG-SP96 broadcast 11-02-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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