My dear foodies,
When we talk about Italy we think about Pizza, pasta, but there is really a dish in the country in the form of a boot that is eaten more culturally and is much more popular in the cuisine of each region, it is the polenta, a dish based on corn that was very prepared in one of the humanitarian crises that humanity has lived, the Second World War. Although it is not only prepared in Italy, countries such as Austria, southern France (Corsica, Nice, and Savoy) and Switzerland, the island of Madeira, where it is called milho, and the Balkan peninsula (Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Romania are consumed with equal regularity.
Its origin dates back to the time of the Roman Empire, was prepared with chestnut flour, rye flour, and spelled an ancient crop related to wheat, being the thick corn flour the most used today.
So let's get to know how to prepare this rich recipe, which shows that polenta as other dishes could be considered vegan food since usually no meat is added and its ingredients are of vegetable origin.
POLENTA FINGERS
My secrets INGREDIENTS
(for 10 portions):
♡ 250 g Santiveri Bio Instant Polenta
♡ 750 ml vegetable stock
For the tomato sauce:
♡ 200 g can crushed tomato
♡ 150 ml vegetable stock
♡ 15 g brown sugar
♡ 10 ml vinegar
♡ 4 apricots
♡ 4 fresh basil leaves
♡ 1 pinch of salt
♡ 1 pinch of white pepper
PREPARATION
Preparation time: 25min
Cooking time: 25min
Total: 50min
In a saucepan boil the broth. When it boils, add the polenta, stir and turn off the heat.
Line a rectangular mold with baking paper or film and pour in the polenta. Spread it evenly over the entire surface and let it cool in the fridge.
While the polenta is cooling, prepare the tomato sauce. In a saucepan pour the broth, tomato, sugar, vinegar, and apricots. Cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes. After this time, grind until a sauce is obtained. If you want a
thicker sauce, let it cook a little longer. Add salt, pepper, and chopped basil.
Cut the polenta into rectangular pieces half a centimeter wide and thick. Pass the polenta fingers through the frying pan
with a little oil, leaving them to brown on each side.
Serve the polenta fingers with the tomato sauce.
I let you try this recipe and tell me what you think! ;)
Benefits of corn
BENEFITS OF CORN DIETARY FIBER
It is very good for people who suffer from constipation, to repair the intestinal flora in order to prevent diseases of the digestive system. This is one of the causes of death worldwide, so consuming it frequently will help our digestive system.
VITAMINS FROM CORN
Corn is also rich in vitamin B1 or thiamine as it is also known. It also contains vitamin B7 or biotin and vitamin A or retinol. Like all vegetables, it is rich in nutrients essential for our development and maintenance.
BENEFITS OF CORN VITAMINS
The benefits of food being rich in vitamin B1 are many, it is important in the proper functioning of the muscles and nervous system, thus helping the brain and heart. It also plays a major role in the formation of red blood cells. Keeping fit physically and mentally is one of the goals to have a more pleasant life.
Biotin has several benefits, among which the best known is how good it is for the health of the skin, nails, and hair. It helps the proper functioning of the brain and regulates blood sugar levels so it is very good for preventing diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that can be controlled if appropriate vegetable consumption to keep sugar levels at bay.
Vitamin A is beneficial in the tissues of the retina. It is good for the skin and in the development of mucous membranes, teeth and other important tissues in the body. Smooth, moist skin and tissues can be kept healthy by eating this cereal.
MINERALS CONTAINED IN CORN
Among the minerals contained in corn are potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus among others in lesser amounts.
BENEFITS OF THE MINERALS CONTAINED IN CORN
Minerals are important in the body for the development of enzymes, in the formation of tissues, they are good for muscles, for nerves. They help the heart, the kidneys, generally help to have a better metabolism. Among other components contained in corn in lower proportions are folic acid so important in women of fertile age or pregnant.
Corn is one of those cereals that we must include in our balanced diet, and today we have demonstrated how to incorporate them in our polenta recipe.
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