I set out to make polenta today. It actually went quite well with this being my first attempt.
Ingredients:
Milk
Water
Butter
Cornmeal
Salt
Vanilla
Brown Sugar
Topping:
Raisins
Craisins
Dried Apricots
Ginger
Butter
Corn Syrup
Bring the milk just to a boil. Slowly add cornmeal while whisking constantly. Realize that you don't know how much cornmeal to liquid you need so recover by adding water. Add a little bit of butter and season with a little bit of salt. Stir occasionally over low heat for an hour.
After an hour taste the polenta and ask yourself "what do I do now? I just wanted to make polenta... I have no idea what to do with it or how one should eat it." Decide that the polenta is a little on the sweet side and therefore would make an admirable dessert. Mix in some brown sugar and vanilla.
In a sauce pan, melt some butter and add the dried fuit and ginger to it. Deglaze and reduce a few times with water. Towards the end, I added some corn syrup to thicken it. Top the polenta with the 'sauce' and garnish with sliced almonds.
Voila, but the topping needs work.
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