Grilled Herbed Polenta

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If you prefer, you ca cook the polenta in the oven instead of on the stovetop. once the cornmeal is all moistened, cover the pan and put it in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Give the polenta enough time to firm up and chill before you slice it into pieces for the grill.

Ingredients

• 4 c. chicken broth
• 1 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 1/3 c. coarse yellow cornmeal
• 2/3 c. grated Parmesan Cheese
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp chopped rosemary
• 1 1/4 tsp chopped thyme
• NOTE: To make soft polenta, decrease the amount of cornmeal to 1 cup.

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Line teh bottom and sides of a hlaf-sheet pan with plastic wrap. You can adjust the dimensions of your pan by adding a temporary wall of aluminum foil placed widthwise.

Bring the chickn broth to a boil and season with the salt and pepper. Ad the cornmeal ina stream, stirring constantly until it has been all added. Simmer, stiring often, until the polenta starts to pull away slightly from the sides of the pot, about 25 minutes. Remove from the ehat and blend in the cheese, butter, rosemary, and thyme. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if desired.

Pour the polenta into the prepared pan. Let cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold enough to cut into shapes, at elast 1 and up to 24 hours.
Preheat a gas grill to high. If you are using charcoal grill, build a fire and let it burn down until the coals are glowing red with a light coating of white ash. Spread the coals in an even bed. Clean the cooking grate.
Cut the polenta into 12 rectangels 3" by 4". Cut each rectangle in half on the diagonal to make 24 triangles. Grill over direct heat until marked and crisp on the first side, about 4-5 minutes. (Rotate the polenta a quarter turn after about each minute of grilling time to give the pieces crosshatch marks, if desired.) Turn the polenta once and finish grilling on the second side, about another 4-5 minutes. Serve very hot on a platter.