Chef John's Three Corn Polenta Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Chef John's Three Corn Polenta Recipe). When I first began my career as a cook in San Francisco, I remember talking with a Chef about an upcoming menu on which he was thinking of using polenta as the side dish. I asked him if he was talking about polanda. He said he'd never heard of polanda. I called my mom and told her we were going to serve something called polenta at the restaurant. I asked her if she had ever heard of it. She laughed and said that they were the same things! She explained that 'pol-an-da' was just our family's mispronunciation of the actual name polenta. I was pretty embarrassed, to say the least!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chef John's Three Corn Polenta Recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons butter

divided

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 ½ cups fresh corn kernels

divided

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or to taste

1 clove garlic

pressed

2 ½ cups water

divided

½ cup polenta

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Melt 1 teaspoon butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir 2/3 of the corn with a pinch of salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper in the hot butter and oil until the corn is fragrant and golden about 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant about 30 seconds.

Step 2

Pour 2 cups water into corn mixture; bring to a simmer and whisk polenta into mixture. Bring to a simmer again reduce heat to low and simmer stirring occasionally until mixture is thick and polenta absorbs the water 20 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup water and stir; cook for until water is completely absorbed about 10 minutes more.

Step 3

Stir remaining corn and 1 teaspoon butter into polenta mixture. Remove from heat cover the pot and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Three Corn Polenta Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 166

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.6g 9%

Carbohydrates: 26.6g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 2.9g 12%

Sugars: 2.9g

Fat: 5.6g 9%

Saturated Fat: 2.1g 10%

Cholesterol: 7mg 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 524.7IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.2mg 9%

Vitamin C: 10.2mg 17%

Folate: 26.7mcg 7%

Calcium: 41mg 4%

Iron: 2.1mg 12%

Magnesium: 23.2mg 8%

Potassium: 162mg 5%

Sodium: 211mg 8%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 50.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.