This one is Sooo...  simple.
Depending on how many people you plan to serve,  you will need to get some of those  "Glad"  disposable Tupperware sandwich boxes,  they have the  Tupperware lid, and  are microwaveable and  dishwasher safe,  so perfect for making polenta molds.
This is my  "Pizza flavored"  one.
Ingredients are simple,   Polenta,  abit of butter, and Water.
 put them in the microwave container,   add to it,  Italian seasoning,  garlic powder,  onion powder, and  season with  some salt, until your satisfied with the liquids taste, and  balance with a pinch of  sugar.
Microwave,  watch it,  when  it absorbs all the liquid, you should have a  hard  clump of  cornmeal thats seasoned.    Note that half way through,  while there is still a lot of liquid before is sets,  stir it to  mix the Italian seasoning.
While this is microwaving,  ( usually about  10 minutes )  you need to be making your  pizza sauce.
Which is  simple, and  great.
Take a sauce pan,  
a couple cans of  tomato sauce,( about 12 to 16 oz total)  
one can of tomato paste (the 6 oz or 8 oz can ) 
add into it,  ( just like the song )   about half teaspoon of  Parsley Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.  you now want  a tablespoon of garlic  powder,  or a teaspoon of fresh garlic, your  choice.  
Same with onion powder, 1 tablespoon  or,  one  whole diced  but small onion ( or a couple shallots will  do )   stir it all in,   taste,  if it needs  salt, add abit,  more than likely,  in my experience,  it has plenty of salt, and may need a pinch of  sugar to bring out the flavors and balance it.   
 when you taste the sauce, you  want to look for the in between flavor of salt and sweet, you want  a 'twang' of both flavors on your taste buds.
Now,  for the Polenta,     slice several slices. It should slice very nicely once it cools down,  cool to room temp, or,   refridge and  cool down completely.  
Once you  slice the slices,    brown them  lightly, in  olive oil, or butter,   turn them on both sides,    take them out,  plate them,  put hot, pizza sauce on them that you just made,   microwave  abit of fresh parmesian and or, mozzarella   on top, and serve.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Hoppa's Microwave polenta
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