yield: (makes 8-10 servings)
Ingredients
- 7 cups cold water
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 2/3 cups fine yellow or white cornmeal (polenta)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
- Place cold water, sea salt and bay leaves in a medium heavy-bottomed pot.
- Stir in cornmeal (adding cornmeal to cold water helps keep polenta free of lumps).
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then add butter.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until polenta thickens and pulls away from the bottom and sides of the pot (about 30 to 40 minutes).
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve hot.
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