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Polenta from Cornmeal

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 l Water
• 250 g Cornmeal
• Salt (a little)
• Parmesan cheese or toasted onion slices (as needed)
• Butter (brown) (a little)

Instructions

1. Stir the cornmeal and a little salt into 1 liter of rapidly boiling water.
2. Make a hole in the center of the mixture with a thick wooden spoon handle, allowing the water to boil up through it.
3. After 10 minutes of cooking, remove from heat, stir into a thick porridge, and let stand, covered, in a moderately warm place for another 15 minutes.
4. Using a metal spoon, cut large pieces, place them on a hot dish, and sprinkle each layer with Parmesan cheese or toasted onion slices.
5. Finally, pour brown butter over it.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.