Description
A grainy flour milled from sound yellow or white maize kernels. Similar to Cornmeal, Polenta has a fine, granular texture; more like semolina than normal flour. Use as you would pasta, (Polenta is an Italian food-where it is commonly eaten).
Serve hot with any sauce. Cook 1 cup Polenta: 5 cups water + salt or stock. Simmer, often stirring, for approximately 3 minutes.
Ingredients: Maize
Nutritional Information
| (Typical values per 100g): | ||
| Energy | 1386 | kj |
| Energy | 326 | kcal |
| Fat | 0.7 | g |
| Of Which Saturates | 0.3 | g |
| Carbohydrate | 78.0 | g |
| Of Which Sugars | 0.4 | g |
| Fibre | 4.9 | g |
| Protein | 7.1 | g |
| Salt | 0.100 | g |
