POLENTA CHIPS. If you make polenta regularly you might have noticed the crust that remains on the bottom and the walls of your pot after you have eaten the polenta. Polenta chips - as delicious as a fried carb can be, or an offence to all decent potato-based versions? And, for the open minded among you, which other alternatives to the traditional spud are worth a try?
Polenta more of a Northern Italy dish made from boiled cornmeal. Everybody likes chips, but if you're looking for something that isn't as bad for you as the takeaway chips at the corner ship, these simple Rosemary & Parmesan Baked Polenta Chips are the way to go. Polenta chips with aioli recipe, Viva - There is only one way to describe ovenbaked polenta chips Unwrap polenta and cut into even-sized chips. You can cook POLENTA CHIPS using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of POLENTA CHIPS
- You need 1 cup of polenta.
- You need 1 of litre vegetable stock.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, grated (optional) to keep vegan.
- Prepare of cornflour.
- You need 2 of cookie trays.
Line a baking tray with paper. Polenta (cornmeal) is rather strange looking stuff and the instant kind, when boiled up, looks a bit like mashed potato. But when set into a square and cut in to 'chips' it starts to turn in to something rather. If the polenta is really thick then it is ready to pour into a square dish lined with cling film.
POLENTA CHIPS step by step
- Medium pot on med-high heat. Add veggie stock, bring to the boil. Add the polenta. Stir continuously for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Add parmesan cheese (optional) mix well. Stand for 5 minutes..
- Butter the trays and line with baking paper. Once the polenta has cooled, pour half the polenta over one of the trays, spread evenly. Do the same with the other tray. Place in the fridge overnight or for 4 hours to firm up..
- Remove from the fridge. Flip tray over on the bench. Peel off the baking paper. Cut polenta into your desired chip size..
- In a bowl, add the cornflour. In batches, roll the chips in the cornflour (this makes them crispy). Remove and gently shake excess flour off. Cook in deep fryer or in a shallow fryer in a pot on the stove or in the oven, until golden brown and crunchy. Serve immediately..
These polenta chips are made with ricotta and rosemary with a sage salt. Originally these ricotta and polenta chips were going to be fried. In fact I started to do so, but I was creating a bit of a mess. These polenta chips are super easy to make and so delicious. They always come out crispy on the outside, fluffy in the middle and so full of flavour!