Red Polenta with Vegetables and Bacon

Polenta is a popular home-cooked dish. We can spice it up with various additions: grated cheese, vegetables, and bacon. By adding tomatoes, we color it red and transform it into a tasty and interesting dish in a very simple way.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 45 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 400 g Polenta

  • 200 ml Milk, whole milk

  • 100 ml Oil, olive

  • 30 g Carrot, fresh

  • 30 g Onion, raw

  • 30 g Cauliflower, green, fresh

  • 80 g Meat, pork, smoked bacon

  • 50 g Tomato, concentrate

  • 200 g Tomato, pieces - can

  • 3 pinch Salt, table

Steps

  1. In a large pot, bring 1 liter of lightly salted water to a boil along with milk. Once the liquid boils, add the cornmeal to the pot. Stir well to avoid lumps. Cook the polenta over low heat for about 40 minutes. Stir it several times during cooking to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

  2. While the polenta is cooking, prepare the vegetables. Clean and wash the vegetables first. Then chop them finely. Also, cut the bacon into small pieces. Place a pan on the stove and heat the oil. Sauté the chopped vegetables in the hot oil while stirring. Add the bacon and quickly sauté it while stirring. Then add tomato puree and concentrate to the pan and mix everything well. Season the sauce with salt to taste. Cook it over moderate heat for 10 minutes.

  3. Mix the prepared sauce into the cooked polenta. Stir well to ensure the sauce is evenly distributed throughout the polenta. Serve the prepared polenta on plates and enjoy.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 236.23 kcal
  • Fat: 5.81 g
    • Saturated Fat: 1.33 g
  • Carbohydrates: 40.18 g
    • Sugars: 0.97 g
  • Protein: 5.32 g
  • Fiber: 3.87 g

Advice

Optionally, sprinkle the polenta with grated Parmesan before serving. You can also cool the polenta in a shallow baking dish, cut it into pieces of any size, and fry them in hot oil or grill them.