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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For the polenta: | 2. Bring water to a boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. | 3. Once boiling, add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and pour the polenta into the water in a very slow stream from a measuring cup, while stirring in a circular motion with a wooden spoon. Make sure to scrape the bottom and corners of the pot well. | 4. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover. Vigorously stir the polenta once every 5 minutes, making sure to scrape clean the bottom and corners of the pot. | 5. Continue cooking until the polenta has lost its raw cornmeal taste and becomes soft and smooth, about 30 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan and butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. | 6. For the tomatoes and mozzarella: | 7. During the final 5 minute of cooking the polenta, heat the oil, garlic, pepper flakes and sugar in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant and sizzling (about 1 min.). | 8. Stir in the tomatoes and cook until they just begin to wilt, about 1 min.; season with salt and pepper to taste and set skillet off the heat. | 9. Spoon the polenta into the individual serving bowls and top with the mozzarella. | 10. Spoon the tomato mixture with any accumulated juices over the top of the served polenta, and sprinkle with basil before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	6	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt				-	-	-	-
polenta	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1 1/2	1/2	grated	444.0	48.0	48.0	6.0
butter	3	tablespoons	unsalted cut	305.442	0.0256	0.3621	34.5529
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
garlic clove	2		peeled sliced	-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
sugar	1	pinch		1.1471	0.2869	0.0	0.0
cherry tomato	2	pints		-	-	-	-
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	6	ounces	cut	551.1141	46.3004	23.0651	30.3963
basil leaf	2	tablespoons	shredded	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.