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Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
Examples of polenta in a Sentence
More than five centuries later (1320) Dante became the guest of Guido Novello di Polenta, lord of Ravenna, and here he died on the 14th September of the following year.
At Ravenna we find the Polenta family, at Rimini the Malatestas, at Parma the Rossi, at Piacenza the Scotti, at Faenza the Manfredi.
Donato, of the Lombard period, with Byzantine capitals, is interesting; Giosue Carducci has written a fine ode on the subject (La Chiesa di Polenta, Bologna, 1897).
Giovanni the Lame (Sciancato), a man of a daring impetuosity only equalled by his ugliness, had proved so useful a general to Giovanni da Polenta of Ravenna as to win in reward the hand of that potentate's beautiful daughter, known to history as Francesca da Rimini.
Mains range from £ 12.50 for polenta, mushroom and goat's curd to £ 21.50 for the sea bass.
The polenta and herb dumplings are light and filled with the flavor of the casserole.
This nut was used to make polenta by the Romans, who introduced this species to Britain.
Once set cut the polenta into 8 rounds using a cookie cutter.
Favorites include succulent prawns fried in good olive oil with chili & garlic, & delicious grilled polenta topped with lightly fried wild mushrooms.
Supermarkets sell instant polenta, which can be brought to the table, piping hot, in less than 10 minutes.
My mother chose pan-fried bass with sun dried tomato polenta and a smoked paprika sauce from the specials board.
Polenta is made by stirring the maize flour into boiling water, traditionally in a heavy copper saucepan.
Indeed, my guest's main course was an immaculate circle of beef filet tournedos set on a bed of mustard grain polenta.
Recipes for lasagna, polenta, risotto, and other authentic dishes can be found in many Italian cookbooks.
To make the polenta, bring water to a boil.
Once the butter has melted slowly, add the polenta to the water while whisking constantly until smooth.
Spread the polenta in the 9x13 baking dish.
The grain makes a tasty polenta when combined with sautéed vegetables and butter.
If you are craving something warm and filling for your picnic meal, try baked polenta with zucchini and tomato sauce or a flaky spinach pie topped with pine nuts.
Guests can also choose from sides such as macaroni and cheese, green chile polenta, potato salad and mashed potatoes.
The peasants somewhat rarely use animal foodthis is most largely used in Sardinia and least in Sicilybread and polenta or macaroni and vegetables being the staple diet.