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Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup coarse ground cornmeal
- Pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil, optional
- Milk, optional
- Equipment
- Microwave
- Bowl
Preparation
Step 1
1. Mix the water, cornmeal, salt, and olive oil, if using. Put the bowl, uncovered, in the microwave, and set the microwave for 5 minutes on HIGH.
2. Halfway through cooking, take the polenta out of the microwave and stir thoroughly. Add a drizzle of milk, if desired. Put the bowl back in the microwave and finish the cooking time. Check at 5 minutes; it should be getting rather thick. (It will thicken even more as it cools.)
3. Eat with a little more milk, plus brown sugar and walnuts — or topped with a poached egg!
Additional Notes:
• Microwaves range in power, of course. My polenta was perfectly done after 5 minutes, but check it halfway through cooking. If it is already thickening rapidly you may want to only cook it for a minute more.