Fonduta
- 1 1/2 cups polenta or yellow cornmeal
- Salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Italian fontina cheese
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3 large egg yolks
- Pinch ground white pepper
- 8 button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- Bring 1 quart (1 liter) water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat.
- In a bowl, whisk the polenta and 1 cup water until smooth.
- Whisk the polenta mixture into the boiling water.
- Reduce the heat to medium.
- Cook, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes, or until thickened.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes, until soft.
- Season lightly with salt.
- Meanwhile, place a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water.
- Add the butter and let it melt.
- Add the cheese and milk and cook, stirring often, until the cheese melts.
- Beat in the egg yolks and cook until the cheese sauce is lightly thickened.
- Season with pepper.
- Divide the polenta among 4 bowls, and make an indentation with a spoon in the center of each.
- Top each with the cheese sauce, then the raw sliced mushrooms.
- Serve hot.
polenta, salt, butter, shredded italian fontina cheese, milk, egg yolks, ground white pepper, mushrooms
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/fonduta (may not work)