Baked Polenta with Fontina Cheese
- 4 3/4 cups water
- 2 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth
- 5 shallots, minced
- 4 teaspoons dried marjoram
- 2 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 pound Fontina cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- Butter 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Combine 2 1/4 cups water, broth, shallots and marjoram in heavy large Dutch oven; bring to boil.
- Mix 2 1/2 cups cold water and cornmeal in bowl.
- Gradually mix cornmeal mixture into broth mixture.
- Return to boil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to medium and boil gently until polenta is very thick, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Immediately spread 2 cups polenta in prepared dish.
- Top with 1 3/4 cups cheese.
- Drizzle with 1/4 cup cream.
- Repeat layering, using 2 cups polenta, 1 3/4 cups cheese and 1/4 cup cream.
- Top with remaining polenta.
- Spread remaining cheese over.
- Cover with foil.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and chill.
- Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake covered polenta until hot in center, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Uncover; continue baking until polenta bubbles at edges and top begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
water, chicken broth, shallots, marjoram, yellow cornmeal, cheese, whipping cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/baked-polenta-with-fontina-cheese-1980 (may not work)