Creamed Chicken With Corn and Bacon over Polenta
- 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 lb skinless chicken breast half
- 2 cups fresh corn
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 14 cups heavy cream
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large plum tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
- 6 cups water
- 2 12 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 12 cups instant polenta
- 12 lb Fontina cheese, diced
- 12 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 14 cup chopped fresh basil
- Cook bacon and chicken: Cook bacon in a large heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp.
- Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels, then pour off all but about 1 1/2 tablespoons fat from skillet.
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Add to skillet with bacon fat and cook over moderately high heat, turning several times, until nicely crusted and just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate and cool.
- Tear chicken into bite-size pieces.
- Prepare corn and sauce while chicken is cooking: Gently simmer corn and milk in a heavy saucepan until corn is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
- Pour through a sieve into a bowl and reserve corn and milk separately.
- Melt butter in same saucepan over moderately low heat.
- Add flour and cook roux, stirring, 3 minutes.
- Gradually whisk in cream, then reserved warm milk, pepper, and salt.
- Bring to a boil, whisking, then simmer, whisking, 3 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes, chicken, and corn.
- Keep warm, covered, over very low heat.
- Make polenta: Bring water with salt to a boil.
- Gradually whisk in polenta and cook over moderately high heat, whisking, 5 minutes.
- Stir in cheeses.
- Divide polenta among 6 shallow bowls.
- Stir basil into chicken mixture and spoon over polenta.
- Sprinkle with bacon.
bacon, chicken, fresh corn, milk, unsalted butter, flour, heavy cream, black pepper, kosher salt, tomatoes, water, kosher salt, polenta, cheese, parmesan cheese, fresh basil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creamed-chicken-with-corn-and-bacon-over-polenta-340362 (may not work)