Polenta with Smoked Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
Ingredients for polenta:
- 2 cups water
- 4 1/2 oz. corn meal
- 2 eggs slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups bread crumbs
Ingredients for tomato sauce:
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 can Italian plum tomatoes crushed
- 1 oz. basil chopped, fresh
- 1 tbs. garlic chopped
- 1 tsp. liquid smoke
Instructions
Instructions for polenta:
- Bring water to a boil and slowly whisk in corn meal. Let it simmer until it thickens. Pour corn meal into a greased pan and spread evenly to approximately 3/8 of an inch thick. Let cool completely.
- When cool, cut batons using a sharp knife. The batons should be about the length and width of your index finger.
- In a bowl, mix the parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Dip batons in the egg and roll in the bread crumbs. Fry batons until golden brown.
Instructions for the sauce:
- Heat oil, garlic and onion until tender. Add tomatoes, basil and liquid smoke. Let simmer until tomatoes become soft.
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