Layeredpolentaloafwithitaliansausagecheese Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan of medium-high heat, sauté fresh sausage with 2 tablespoons olive oil and clove of garlic. Cook until brown. Discard garlic clove.
• Pulse sausage, mortadella and pancetta, separately. Combine and set aside.
• Steam spinach, just until wilted. Drain well and chop roughly.
• Have loaf pan greased and ingredients prepared, as polenta will start to harden quickly.
• Bring 4 1/2 cups of water to a rapid boil. Salt to taste. Add polenta to water by whisking in slowly. Stir in 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan and 1/4 stick of butter. Cook until mixture has thickened about 1 minute.
• Layer in loaf pan: 1/3 polenta mixture, sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella, meat mixture, then top with spinach. Top with another 1/3 of polenta mixture, then remaining mozzarella. Cover with the rest of the polenta and chill for 1-2 hours or until set.
• To serve: preheat oven to 375Ëš. Flip loaf pan to remove terrine, then slice. On a shallow, non-stick baking sheet, arrange slices and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until warmed and cheese melted.
• Serve with a salad of torn burrata and cherry tomatoes in olive oil.

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups of water to a simmer and add the polenta. Cook over low heat, stirring often, 45 minutes. Stir in the butter, Parmesan and olive oil and keep warm.
• Add the tomatoes, sausage, garlic, peppers, onion and crushed red pepper to a large cast-iron pot and simmer, 30 minutes. Serve sauce over polenta, topped with some ricotta and basil.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Grease rectangular baking dish, 11x7x1 1/2 inches.
• Cook polenta in salted water as directed on package; stir in oregano. Spread in baking dish.
• Heat oil in nonstick 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook zucchini in oil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Stir in marinara sauce; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
• Spoon zucchini mixture over polenta. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until bubbly around edges.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200°C.
• FOR THE MEATLOAF:.
• Boil potatoes till tender; drain.
• Add milk and salt and pepper to taste; potatoes should still be pretty dry, but hold together enough to work with in a later step.
• While the potatoes are boiling, add oil to a frying pan and saute the onion, pepper, and garlic till tender, but not brown (about 3-5 minutes); take off heat and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine the onion mix, minced meat, breadcrumbs, basil and egg; add salt and pepper to taste and mix very well (use your hands).
• Place half of the meat mixture in a baking dish, shaping it into a rather wide loaf with a flattened top (since you will be stacking the other ingredients above).
• Take half of the mashed potatoes, and make a level layer of them above the meat base (once again, hands work best).
• Cover the potato layer with the spinach leaves.
• Cover the spinach with the mozzarella, again making a level layer.
• Cover this with the remaining potatoes, once again leveling.
• Finish off with the remaining meat, molding and shaping it to not only cover the top, but down the sides as needed to keep the stacks together.
• Bake for 20 minutes, glaze the top with honey, and continue baking for 20 to 25 more minutes.
• Allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing.
• FOR THE TOMATOES:.
• Just as you are placing the meatloaf in the oven, wash tomatoes, and slice in half horizontally.
• Remove the pips and juices with your fingers.
• Sprinkle the tomato cavities with salt, then turn them upside down on a paper towel (this will help remove extra juices which would tend to make them mushy when baking).
• After fifteen minutes, place the tomato halves right side up on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Place the garlic slivers in the tomato cavities (at least two per cavity) and drizzle with olive oil (to taste, but I recommend about 1/2 tsp per tomato).
• At the time that you glaze the meatloaf with the honey, place the tomatoes in the oven (thus, bake for 20-25 minutes).

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, bring 2-1/2 cups broth and water to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon 15-20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from sides of pan., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage, peppers and onion; cook and stir 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add remaining broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; heat through., Remove polenta from heat; stir in cheese, milk and butter until cheese is melted. Serve with sausage mixture.