Boil water and salt, add polenta, cook for 30 minutes over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon. Season at the end of cooking.
100 grams of polenta cornmeal requires 300 milliliters of water.
Cook polenta in a double boiler for 40 minutes.
Cook polenta in a multicooker for 30 minutes on the “Baking” mode.
How to cook hominy
Products for making hominy
Polenta – 100 grams
Pork – 200 grams
Eggs – 2 pieces
Water – 300 milligrams
Salt, pepper – to taste
Cheese / Feta – 1 tablespoon
Butter – 2 tablespoons
How to cook hominy
1. Cut the pork into cubes 2 centimeters in size.
2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
3. Pour half a liter of water into a saucepan, put on fire, wait until it boils.
4. Add meat to a saucepan with boiled water, cook for 20 minutes.
5. Fry half rings of onion in vegetable oil with the addition of a tablespoon of butter until golden brown.
6. In another saucepan with 300 milliliters (glass) of water, boil polenta.
7. Transfer the meat with a slotted spoon to the skillet with the onion.
8. Gradually add pork broth to meat and onions.
9. Separately fry eggs in butter
10. Serve the hominy with the meat, fried eggs, feta cheese and boiled polenta on different plates.
To get the mamaliga correctly, observe the proportions of water and polenta: 1: 3.
Delicious facts about polenta
Polenta is a cornmeal flour that is cooked with water until firm.
The cost of polenta in Moscow is 100 rubles / pound (price in Moscow for June 2020).
The calorie content of polenta is 306 kcal / 100 grams.
When preparing polenta, add mushrooms, Mozzarella cheese, vegetables (tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkin), shrimps. You can also boil corn polenta in milk and serve it with jam or hot chocolate.
Polenta spices – basil, oregano, black and white pepper.
Polenta is served with sour cream, adjika, husbands sauce.
Polenta is cooked in a copper pot, thick-walled saucepan or cauldron.
Polenta, unlike many cereals, can be consumed both cold and hot.
Polenta is very beneficial for health – it supports cell renewal, prevents cancer, and has a beneficial effect on the digestive processes. In diets, polenta replaces bread.