Soft Polenta With Field Mushrooms

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 g polenta
• 150 g unsalted butter
• 100 g parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 100 g dried mixed wild mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• parsley, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 fill a large pot with water, bring to the boil.
• 2 gradually add polenta, whisking all the time.
• 3 reduce heat till very low and cook further 30 minutes, stir occasionally.
• 4 when polenta is thick and creamy and coming away from the sides of pot. stir in cheese and unsalted butter.
• 5 season well.
• 6 keep in warm place.
• 7 if using dried mushrooms, reconstitute in warm water for 15 minutes, then drain well and pat dry.
• 8 heat a frypan, add oil and margarine, allow to melt.
• 9 add garlic to pan.
• 10 add mushrooms, saute till soft and golden and season.
• 11 place polenta into serving bowls and top with mushrooms.
• 12 top with chopped parsley.