Have you ever made baked polenta fries? It’s clearly something absolutely too good that I recommend you to try very quickly! Not being a big fan of polenta I didn’t expect to like it so much, but these oven-baked polenta fries are really the discovery of the moment! I served them with a little herb sauce but you can also make an aioli, it will be delicious or a smoked tomato sauce!
This recipe is very practical because you can prepare it in advance and cook it at the last minute. The principle is to cook a polenta with broth, milk and parmesan cheese and then let it set and cool in a rectangular dish.
Then you have to cut fries out of the polenta ‘block’ and bake them in the oven. Of course, I add a few gourmet touches and explain it all in the recipe details. I even put some pictures to show you how to cut the polenta, you’ll see it’s very simple. You can then serve these fries with a meat in sauce as a side dish (like an Osso Bucco, for example) or simply with a little home-made sauce.
In any case, if you make this recipe, don’t hesitate to leave me a little note to tell me what you think.
Baked polenta fries
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS DELICIOUS BAKED POLENTA FRIES RECIPE?
- polenta
- vegetable broth
- milk
- Parmesan cheese
- garlic
- salt and freshly ground pepper
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Baked polenta fries
Ingredients
For polenta fries
- 200 g polenta
- 1 liter vegetable broth
- 250 ml milk
- 60 g Parmesan cheese
- 1 garlic clove
- salt and freshly ground pepper
For parmesan cheese and garlic butter
- 2 teaspoons melted butter
- 20 g grated parmesan
- 1 garlic clove
- fresh or dried thyme
- black pepper
To garnish
- salt
- sesame seeds
- parsley finely chopped
Instructions
For polenta fries
- To make the polenta fries, start by bringing the vegetable stock to a boil. In a bowl, pour the polenta, add the milk, grated parmesan, pressed garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper. When the water boils, pour in the polenta, lower the heat and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until the texture is smooth.
- Pour into an oiled or buttered rectangular dish and spread the polenta well so that the top is smooth. Once at room temperature, chill for at least 2 hours or freeze for 30 minutes.
For parmesan cheese and garlic butter
- Prepare the Parmesan butter mixture by adding all the ingredients in a small saucepan, let it cook on low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
To garnish
- When ready to bake your polenta fries, preheat your oven to 220°C.Remove the polenta from the refrigerator, take it out of the dish and cut it into fries about 1.5 centimetres thick.Cover your baking sheet with a sheet of baking paper and place the polenta fries on top.Brush the fries generously with Parmesan butter.
- Bake for about 30 minutes and turn halfway through cooking until each side is perfectly browned.
- While the fries are cooking, prepare your sauce in a small bowl.At the end of cooking, sprinkle the fries with truffle salt, sesame seeds or finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and enjoy them with your sauce, it's a treat!
Notes
Just to let you know I am French and I translate my recipes, be indulgent if you see syntax errors and do not hesitate to leave me a comment so I can correct it. I hope you will like my recipes and enjoy your visit to my food blog!
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