How to Make Perfect Polenta | Serious Eats

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds a distinct flavor.

Use a 6 to 1 ratio of water to cornmeal.

Add cornmeal to cold water in a pot.

Soak overnight if desired to reduce cooking time.

Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon, scraping the bottom of the pot as it thickens.

If lumps form, use a whisk to incorporate them.

Finish with olive oil for richness.

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