Parmesan Flavored Polenta Sticks
A healthy starter with a delicious and smooth touch of flavor 💖
Introduction
Polenta is a food made from corn grits that has a very mild flavor and is ideal to accompany it with contrasting sauces, like an intense puttanesca sauce or an irresistible homemade guacamole .
As we can see in this recipe, polenta is also perfect to mix with ingredients with more intense flavor, such as cashew parmesan, which provides flavor and nutritional properties as valuable as proteins and essential fatty acids, among others.
In this way, we obtain a more tasty and rich polenta, which we can enjoy as it is, or accompanied with a dip or sauce.
Another positive point of the polenta is that it is very easy to prepare and needs very few and simple ingredients, which allows us to have it ready at any time.
Thanks to polenta and cashew parmesan, this dish is rich in complex carbohydrates , proteins , beta carotene , fiber , omega 6 essential fatty acids, tryptophan , phytosterols , vitamins E and B group ( B1 , B2 , B3 , B5 , B6 and B9 or folic acid ), magnesium , potassium , phosphorus , calcium , selenium , copper , manganese , chromium , lithium , vanadium , molybdenum and zinc .
Below you can see what ingredients you need and the steps to follow in order to make a healthy and different starter.
Ingredients
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- 150 gr. corn grits
- 100 gr. vegan parmesan cheese
- 1 l. water
- 1 vegetable broth pill
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (to fry)
Preparation
Step 1
In a large pot or pan, put the water to heat and, when it starts to boil, take the broth pill. in a pan and dilute the broth pill.
Step 2
When the tablet has been diluted, add the semolina of the corn little by little while we are stirring. Let it be done on low - medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
Step 3
When all the broth has been absorbed, add the cashew parmesan and mix it well. We pass it to a fountain and extend it so that it remains with a height no higher than 1.5 cm. high, and with the surface as smooth as possible. Let it stand for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Step 4
After this time, we cut the polenta into strips of about 1.5 cm. wide, about 8 cm. long.
Step 5
We put the oil in a pan and, when it is hot, we make the polenta sticks on medium heat for a couple of minutes on each side. When they are somewhat crispy on both sides, we take them out and place them on absorbent paper, or in a colander, to eliminate the excess oil they may have, and serve.
