DELICIOUS Italian Creamy Polenta Recipe

Creamy polenta is super easy to make and is essentially the Italian version of grits! Whether you are eating creamy polenta or even polenta cakes, I know you will love this recipe.

Talk about a ridiculously easy to make but tasty side dish to serve up at any meal. Creamy polenta is not only delicious as a side dish but it also a recipe that works great as a main component of a main meal.

For example, you can fold in roasted vegetables and chicken into a cooked creamy polenta recipe, or you can put some creamy shrimp all over the top of it.

I recommend to people to try and use polenta as the base of a main entree or as a side dish or eat it as it because this creamy polenta recipe is absolutely delicious all by itself.

Ingredients for this Creamy Polenta Recipe:

• 1 1/2 tablespoon olive poil olive oil
• 1/2 small diced small yellow onion
• 2 finely minced cloves of garlic
• 6 cups of chicken stock, vegetable stock or water
• 2 cups of ground yellow cornmeal
• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

Serves 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Procedures:

1. In a medium size pot on medium heat add in the olive oil and cook the onions until they are browned, about 3 to 4 minutes while occasionally stirring. Add in the garlic and cook for a further 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Next, pour in the stock and bring it to a boil.
3. Pour in the cornmeal while continuing to stir. Turn the heat down to low and stir until the polenta is al dente or slightly crunchy, about 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Finish off the polenta by stirring in butter, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper until completely combined. Cook for a further 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Serve hot, enjoy!

[RaymondCore]

I'm glad I grew up eating white hominy grits growing up in SE Louisiana. You don't have to constantly stir grits! I have a hard time getting a regular supply of white hominy grits AKA Quick Girts here in Bangkok so I'm eating a lot more polenta. Thanks for your videos. They are constantly superior to the competition.

[lucaschiantodipepe]

Polenta is the traditional dish of northern 🇮🇹Italy (alongside with risotto).
In the south ⚜️⚜️⚜️, to joke about North, there is a semi-derogatory word, "polentoni", meaning "polenta eaters". By the way, I love it and I think that in the world as Italian food is underrated.

[MsFruitboot]

This is the way I learned to cook it when I was a kid!! Thank you!🎉🎉😁

[wendyhuntingtonparkerfages]

I was doing fajitas at the same time and listening to you on your video, which was really comforting. I didn't stir it non-stop but it was still the best polenta I ever made. Thank you for this 'simple' recipe. It was perfect, loved the garlic in there!!

[myraho]

Thank you for sharing this recipe, I love to try it out. Polenta has many ways to cook it. Some ways are more complicated, I like this simply and easy way to cook. I appreciate it! ❤

[JDelights]

Had polenta for the first time in culinary school and I have been obsessed ever since, but I could never get it right. I’m a personal chef and I have a dinner party where they want braised short ribs and polenta. I always make it for myself but never for others, so hopefully I can perfect it for them!

[noblumoon]

I always cook the polenta first, starting in cold water. Then saute onions, garlic, mushrooms (sometimes) and add it in at near the end of cooking time. No lumps in polenta.

[chotheamazing]

"You don't want huge chunks of garlic in there" - I feel attacked.

[carolbenson]

Polenta is so underrated and so delicious. Like your recioe... going to try it this week.

[genius]

I love how you said you can serve it up to friends "or just family",

[DiskoSpider]

Chef, I just made polenta using this video and it was amazing and super simple. Then I used a sous vide to poach eggs (12min 167F) like Internet Shaquille said to do and it was actually the perfect topper. Absolutely life changing.

[celeneglennie]

Simple trick is to mix the cornmeal in one of the six cups of water/stock then add to the pot, still whisking constantly until smooth.

[susanhennings]

I do agree with the butter and parm. Yes, some salt and pepe, maybe cayenne,

[rumianadimitrova]

I have not cooked polenta in this way but it became so delicious! Thank you!

[joannekalvaitis]

I cheated a little as I hadn’t poured in the cornmeal quite as slowly as I should and got a few lumps. Used an immersion blender at the end for about 30 seconds. Worked perfectly. Too, too delicious❤️👌

[michellen]

I've never cooked polenta with onions and garlic, but I will do it soon.

[lindaparker]

Such an versatile dish as an entree’ or side ! OMG so good ! Definitely looks delicious ! Thank you !

[Sebastina-id]

In the south they call this CORNMEAL MUSH! I like this yellow corn meal Italian method only.

I soak 1 cup of corn meal in 5 cups of yellow cornmeal overnight stirring occasionally. Then I salt it and cook it. Much faster and creamier.

[NinaNinaNB]

4:01 I had for the longest time wondered if I was the only one doing this.... I now know it's 'a chefs thing' LOL I do this aaall the time when mixing things: sauces, vegs, etc... It just feels so comfortable! 😂😂

[so-x]

Thank you so much for this amazing recipe ❤️