Polenta With Bacon Ragu
Polenta With Bacon Ragu

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Have a whisk and lid handy. Bring the salted water to a boil in a heavy-bottomed pan (cast iron works great). Just when the water reaches the boiling point, start adding the cornmeal gradually, whisking continuously to avoid lumps.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook polenta with bacon ragu using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Polenta With Bacon Ragu:
  1. Take 2 3/4 cup Water
  2. Get 1 cup Cornmeal
  3. Make ready 1 cup Water
  4. Make ready 4 tbsp Butter (1/2 stick)
  5. Make ready 1 tbsp Salt
  6. Take 1/2 cup Shredded or grated Parmesan cheese
  7. Take Ragu
  8. Take 1 tsp Olive oil
  9. Make ready 3 clove Garlic, chopped
  10. Take 8 slice Bacon, raw, cut into small pieces
  11. Make ready 24 oz Passata (or tomato purée)
  12. Make ready 2 tsp Black pepper
  13. Make ready 10 Fresh basil leaves, chopped
  14. Make ready 1 tbsp Oregano
  15. Get 4 oz Red wine (1/2 cup)

Once the beef is cooked and the bacon has caramelised, transfer to the vegetable pan. Pour over red wine and red wine vinegar. Next, add the tomato passata and bone broth. While the ragu is cooking in the oven, prepare your polenta.

Instructions to make Polenta With Bacon Ragu:
  1. In a frying pan with olive oil, sauté garlic until it is almost blackened, then add the bacon and continue sautéing until the bacon is crisp.
  2. Drain excess oil from pan and pour in the passata, basil, oregano, pepper and wine. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
  3. While the Ragu is simmering, start preparing the polenta. Begin boiling 2 3/4 cups of water.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the corn meal and salt with the remaining cup of water.
  5. Once the water starts boiling, slowly add the cornmeal/water combo into the boiling water and stir constantly. Also add the butter. Stir constantly.
  6. Lower heat to a simmer, cover, and continue simmering for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring often. About halfway through, add the Parmesan cheese and continue stirring.
  7. Spoon the polenta into bowls and top with the bacon Ragu. Add more Parmesan cheese, if desired.
  8. Buon appetito!

Add onion, garlic to a pot and sweat off with butter. The butter gives your polenta a real creamy texture without making it mushy. The parmesan cheese gives the polenta a subtle salty, cheesy flavor. If you have ever tried risotto, it's similar to this dish, where parmesan cheese is added in the end. You can totally serve this pulled pork ragu over pasta or with a nice crunchy bread.

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