One of my favorite foods since going gluten free is polenta. Have you tried it yet?? If you haven't you must sign off and run to the store and buy some-NOW!! It is yummy!!! And thankfully, blissfully gluten free. Polenta happens to be Italy's other comfort food. There are many ways to try polenta. It comes in a mix form as well as a tube that you can cut open and cook up instantly. I like both instant and the mix. However, when I have little time to cook my favorite brand is by Food Merchants and you can pick it up at grocery stores such as Kroger. My favorite place to buy any type of polenta is Trader Joe's.
I eat less and less meat these days. Typically I eat a meat of some sort at lunch and eat lighter at dinner. One of my favorite meals in the evening is "fried polenta" with marinara sauce. And no, I do not make my marinara from scratch. I love Paul Newman's!!
I melt butter and olive oil in a pan and get it nice and hot. In the meantime I cut out pieces from the tube and lightly dust them with gluten free all-purpose flour. Fry them up in medium heat and get them nice and crusty.
When they are drained on a paper towel sprinkle them with a bit of freshly grated Parmesan. Serve them with marinara sauce on the side or drizzle the sauce directly onto the polenta. I usually eat mine with a huge salad with Ken's Northern Italian salad dressing. FANTASTIC dinner.
Someday soon I will post a blog about the different ways to cook polenta. I'll make you all a fan!
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