Recipes
Date posted: 22/11/2021
Ingredients
Dried porcini mushrooms | 5g |
Boiling water | 125ml |
Milk | 435ml |
Chicken or vegetable liquid stock | 425ml |
Everyday Favourites cooking salt | 1/4 tsp |
Medium cornmeal | 110g |
Finely grated parmesan | 80g |
Extra virgin olive oil | 2 tbsp |
Garlic cloves, thinly sliced width-ways | 6 |
Shallots, thinly sliced | 4 |
Butter | 100g |
Shitake mushrooms, thickly sliced | 200g |
Chestnut mushrooms | 200g |
Dry white wine | 125ml |
Sprigs thyme | 6 |
Sprigs parsley, coarsely chopped | 4 |
Feta cheese | 40g |
Method
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- Place dried porcini mushrooms in a small heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water.
- Combine milk, chicken stock and salt in a medium heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, then while whisking, add cornmeal in a slow, steady stream until combined.
- Cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for 30 minutes or until polenta is tender. Stir through 1/2 cup (50g) parmesan. Remove from heat and keep in a warm place until required.
- Heat oil in a large casserole pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
- Increase heat to high. Add butter, mushrooms, wine, thyme, porcini and porcini water, and cook, covered for 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until mushrooms soften. Add and stir chopped parsley
- Serve polenta in bowl, then top with mushroom and sprinkle with Feta cheese.