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Polenta
By Brigit Legere Binns, Debroah Denker
Chronicle Books - 1996
Xmas dinner 2010. Delicious.
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Duck Breasts with Port Sauce : page 63
This was our xmas dinner in 1998! It was excellent. Beautiful duck breasts, soft polenta with a delicious sauce of mushrooms (dried porcini and regular).
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Really a nice dish. It's the whole main course, you don't need anything with it.
The birds have a mixture of prosciutto and rosemary rubbed under the skin. They're then cooked "bricked", weight down by a heavy skillet. I cooked mine under a cast iron skillet in which was sitting a 3-qt saucepan full of water. They took a bit longer to cook than the book says, but it wasn't a bit deal.
The cabbage side was excellent and easy and worthy remembering. Finely sliced cabbage with a bit of minced shallot and a slog of chicken stock are sautéed/steamed. When done, you stir in a spoonful of grainy mustard. Amazingly good for not much work.
The polenta croûtes were a nice touch to bring the plate together. (In all the recipes for grilled polenta shapes, Binns has you brush them with melted butter before grilling. I spray mine with olive oil and find thme delicious.)
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