a mexican kick!
hey there! it has been a while, hasn't it? just to give you a quick update: i am still alive and i still cook!
i told you about the texmex/austrian food swap with the lovely kate in america, right? well, the other day her parcel arrived at my doorstep and i almost hugged my postman, though it was only 6.30 in the morning and i am usually pretty grumpy when he wakes me up like that on a day i could sleep in ... i totally forgave him - can you imagine a more cheerful wakeup call than with a parcel full of goodies?
so for a few days now i have the salsas, the seasonings, the sweets, the beans and that chili covered pineapple that looks like a lolipop (how weird/interesting is that!) lined up on my kitchen counter with me going all *sigh* when i pass by! i figured it is time to stop gazing at the goodies and at least crack open one of the salsa cans to prepare a texmex-inspired dish!
how about polentaschnitten (roughly translated to "a slice of polenta")? though i never made them myself i've enjoyed them various times on my visits to styria and carinthia. polenta is not very common north of the alps, but they are definitely a staple in the southern regions of austria.
- in a saucepan, bring 500 ml of vegetable stock to a boil. whisk in 100 g of cornmeal (polenta) and immediately turn off the heat. stir in a handful of chopped basil, season with salt and pepper and set the saucepan aside for about 20 minutes (until the polenta is thick)
- spread the polenta evenly in a casserole (or a baking tray) and refrigerate until totally cold
- prehead oven to 220 °c
- cut the cold polenta into 4 large pieces, put them on a baking sheet and bake at 220 °c for 10 minutes
- spread a thin layer of your favorite salsa over the polenta (and this is where i used the mexican salsa kate sent), put two roughly chopped tomatoes, 125 g of diced goats cheese and another handfull of the chopped basil on top
- put in the oven again and bake for another 30 minutes.
- season with pepper, spoon over some more salsa and serve immediately!
whooooo, i tell you, that dish is hot! all the salsa spices up the rather subtle taste of the polenta a notch or two!
6 Kommentare:
wow, gerda!
that looks so good! i am going to have to try that myself. what a delicious idea!
i am so glad you are enjoying the (tex-)mexican goodies!
That looks fantastic! I'm from California, so I'm pretty fond of the Tex-Mex...what else did your package contain?
Yes that really looks great - I'll have to make this soon. Thanks!
The tricolori are a wonderful combination of colours and flavours, and you've put them to perfect use here. I've never understood why a lot of people turn their nose up at polenta. You only need one or two ingredients to turn plain polenta into something bursting with flavour. I usually eat mine while it's still wet, I just love the grainy texture!
Yes, I love polenta this way! Great photo!
What a great way to change up polenta!
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