polenta with leeks, onions, wine, and cheese
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This creamy, decadent dinner is Italian comfort food. Right up there with traditional pastina. Warm up a cold evening, with this dish. It will brighten both the spirit and your palate. Buono appetito!
(1 rating)
yield
6 -8
prep time
10 Min
cook time
40 Min
Ingredients For polenta with leeks, onions, wine, and cheese
- POLENTA
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3 cpolenta, yellow or white
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1 qtbroth, beef or lamb
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2 cvegetable broth
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1/2 stickbutter
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3 Tbspitalian seasoning
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1 Tbspseasoned salt
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1 ccream
- SAUCE
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1leek, cut in pieces
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1yellow onion, sliced
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1red onion, sliced
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1/2 stickbutter
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3 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
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1/2 cred wine
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1 cextra sharp cheddar
How To Make polenta with leeks, onions, wine, and cheese
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1In a large, heavy bottomed, lidded pot, place all the polenta ingredients, save the cream. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low-medium or a bubbling simmer. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
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2After about 15 minutes, start the sauce. Place all sauce ingredients, save the cheese, in a lidded saucepan. Cook on medium for 10 minutes.
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3After that, add cheese, reduce heat to low. Stir until sufficiently blended. Then cover for 5 more minutes.
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4When polenta is cooked through, add cream and turn off heat.
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5Serve by ladling polenta on a plate and spoon on sauce.
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6Optionally sprinkle with fresh herbs and parmesan.
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