Baked Polenta with Thyme and Seasoned Cream

Baked polenta cut into cubes or slices can be served as a side dish or a snack. In the first case, serve it while its still warm, in the second case, you can cool it well before serving. There arent many ingredients, but the dish is still very tasty and refined.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 35 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 l Water

  • 250 g Koruzni zdrob

  • 30 g Cheese, Parmesan, hard

  • 2 spoons Butter, unsalted

  • 3 spoons Oil, olive

  • pieces Thyme, fresh

  • 1 cup Sour cream

  • pieces Garlic, fresh

  • pieces Salt, table

  • pieces Bell pepper, red, fresh

Steps

  1. Cook the polenta in lightly salted water. Once cooked, enrich it with butter and Parmesan.

  2. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Grease a baking dish with oil, then transfer the cooked polenta into it and spread it evenly over the entire surface using a spoon or spatula, smoothing the top. Strip the thyme leaves from the stems and sprinkle them along with ground pepper over the polenta. Drizzle with olive oil and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the surface turns golden brown and crispy.

  3. While the polenta is baking, prepare the seasoned cream. Place it in a bowl and mix with pressed garlic, seasoning the sauce to taste with pepper and salt. Cut the pickled peppers into strips or pieces.

  4. The baked polenta can be served warm or cold. Before serving, cut it into pieces and garnish with the seasoned cream and pickled peppers.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 126.12 kcal
  • Fat: 6.45 g
    • Saturated Fat: 2.37 g
  • Carbohydrates: 13.42 g
    • Sugars: 0.13 g
  • Protein: 3.09 g
  • Fiber: 1.64 g