Cheese Polenta with Mushroom Sauce

5 - FarmOne - Mushrooms, Main

Ingredients

1 cup (250ml) milk

11/2 cups (375ml) vegetable stock

11/2 cups (375ml) water

1 cup (150g) polenta

1 cup (80g) coarsely grated parmesan cheese

plain flour

vegetable oil for deep-frying


MUSHROOM ROSEMARY SAUCE:

100 g butter

300 g oyster mushrooms halved

400 g swiss brown mushrooms

300 g button mushrooms halved 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary

1/4 cup (60ml) dry white wine

1/2 cup (120g) sour cream

2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons dijon mustard

Directions

1 Grease 19cm x 29cm rectangular slice pan; line base and sides with baking paper.

2 Combine milk, stock and the water in large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add polenta; stir over heat about 10 minutes or until polenta is soft. Stir in cheese.

3 Press mixture into prepared pan; cooL. Cover; refrigerate until cold.

4 Turn polenta out; cut into triangles. Toss triangles in flour; shake away excess flour.

5 Deep-fry polenta in hot oil until browned; drain on absorbent paper. 6 Serve with mushroom sauce.

Mushroom Sauce

Heat butter in large saucepan; cook mushrooms, stirring, 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients; cook, stirring, until mushrooms are soft.

Notes

Store: Polenta can be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Unfried polenta is suitable to freeze.

Tip: Replace 1/2 cup (40g) of the parmesan cheese with 200g chopped ham; add to polenta mixture with cheese.

Nutrition

per serving 59.7g fat; 2691kJ