Spicy Polenta Cakes
Spicy Polenta Cakes
Recipe by Guy Fieri as seen on Guy’s Big Bite, Comfort with a Kick. For other recipes from Guy check out his books Guy Fieri Food: Cookin’ It, Livin’ It, Lovin’ It
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking polenta, medium- or coarse-grain
- 1 cup crumbled cotija cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pan
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 jalapenos, seeded and diced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons blue agave, for serving
- 1 lime, halved
Preparation:
Combine the milk, salt and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower the heat and slowly whisk in the polenta. Cook, whisking constantly, until the polenta tightens and there are no lumps, about 4 minutes. Stir in the cotija, butter, cilantro, pepper and jalapeno. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
Generously butter a 9-by-9-inch baking pan. Pour the polenta into the pan and set aside to cool to room temperature.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, until firm.
Preheat a griddle pan over medium heat. Invert the polenta onto a clean cutting board and slice it into nine 3-inch squares. Brush the squares on both sides with the olive oil, then griddle them until golden brown and warmed through, about 3 minutes per side. While warm, drizzle the polenta cakes with the blue agave and squeeze lime juice over the top. Serve.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking polenta, medium- or coarse-grain
- 1 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pan
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 jalapenos, seeded and diced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons blue agave, for serving
- 1 lime, halved
Instructions
- Combine the milk, salt and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower the heat and slowly whisk in the polenta. Cook, whisking constantly, until the polenta tightens and there are no lumps, about 4 minutes. Stir in the cotija, butter, cilantro, pepper and jalapeno. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
- Generously butter a 9-by-9-inch baking pan. Pour the polenta into the pan and set aside to cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, until firm.
- Preheat a griddle pan over medium heat. Invert the polenta onto a clean cutting board and slice it into nine 3-inch squares. Brush the squares on both sides with the olive oil, then griddle them until golden brown and warmed through, about 3 minutes per side. While warm, drizzle the polenta cakes with the blue agave and squeeze lime juice over the top. Serve.
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