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Creamy Polenta Recipe
As an alternative to mashed potatoes, try making this mouthwatering polenta. Nearly any easily melted cheese will do, but I happen to love the taste of the king of Italian blue cheese, Gorgonzola. It’s available in either sweet (dolce) or more tangy (piccante) versions, and the choice is really up to you. If you have access to a good cheese counter, they’ll let you taste before you buy. And if Gorgonzola isn’t available but you still want to make this dish—and trust me, you really do—you can use any good blue cheese, such as Roquefort, Stilton, or Bleu d’Auvergne.
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Ingredients
- cup ¾heavy cream
- 3 ounces Gorgonzola cheese cut into pieces
- teaspoon ¼salt plus more to taste
- teaspoon ¼freshly ground black pepper plus more to taste
- Basic Polenta freshly made and hot
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Instructions
- Add the Cream, Gorgonzola, and ¼ teaspoon each of salt and pepper to the freshly made polenta while it is still in the saucepan, and stir until the cheese melts. Season the polenta with more salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the polenta to a bowl and serve.