Polenta And Pine Nuts

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 6 cups water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup pine nuts (toasted)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy 2 quart sauce pan, melt butter over low heat.
• 2 add water, turn up heat, and bring to a boil.
• 3 slowly add cornmeal while whisking constantly.
• 4 lower heat slightly and continue to boil and stir until polenta becomes thick and pulls away from sides of pan. (about 30 minutes).
• 5 remove from heat and add parmesan cheese and pine nuts.
• 6 cool slightly (until able to handle).
• 7 grease cookie pan with half of the oil and spread evenly in pan.
• 8 rub top with remaining oil.
• 9 chill.
• 10 if grilling, cut into squares (3 to 4 inches).
• 11 grill on hot grill until crisp on outside and soft and creamy on inside -- or.
• 12 if baking, sprinkle with a little more cheese, and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then cut into squares.