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The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

Roasted Polenta

Page 192

Cuisine: Italian | Course Type: Sides

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1st January 2011

Queezle_Sister from Salt Lake City, UT

I first made soft polenta as per the Zuni instructions (page 191), and then I spread some olive oil in a small pyrex pan, and added it to about 1 inch. I was impressed at how well it set up.
The next night, I cut it into irregular triangles, brushed with olive oil, and roasted at the 275˚F recommended.
It was supposed to be crunchy on the outside after 30 minutes, but really, it had not changed at all. I moved the heat to 325, then 350, and finally 375. I ended up cooking it about twice as long as suggested.

The final product was as suggested: crunchy outside and very tender inside. Somehow I felt they were greasy, undoubtedly my fault, I must have brushed on too much olive oil.

I would be very interested to hear if anyone else thinks these need to be cooked at the higher temperature.

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