Oven Baked Polenta Fries
A fun way to use creamy polenta leftovers.
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Ingredients
- 4 Cups Chicken Stock or broth or vegetable stock or broth
- 1 Cup Dried Polenta
- 8 Oz Jack Cheese cubed
- ¾ Cup Flour
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- Sprinkle Sea Salt
- Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese optional, for garnish
- Sprinkle Fresh Parsley optional, for garnish
- 1 Cup Prepared Marinara for dipping
Instructions
To Make the Polenta (Skip and jump to how to make the polenta fries, if using leftover polenta)
- In a food processor or high speed blender, add the dried polenta and ground to a fine meal. Set aside. Cut the jack cheese into ½ inch cubes.
- In an 8 quart saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Slowly whisk in the ground polenta. Continue whisking, the polenta will start to thicken almost immediately. As the polenta thickens (will only take 1-2 minutes), turn the stove down to medium-low.
- Using a wooden spoon or heat safe spatula, stir in the jack cheese. Continue stirring until the jack cheese has completely melted. (2-3 minutes)
- Turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let rest 5 minutes.
- Pour polenta into a glass baking dish (8x10). Allow the polenta to cool and firm up 4 hours - overnight.
To Make the Polenta Fries
- Preheat the oven to 400F
- Brush the baking sheet with olive oil.
- Carefully remove the now solid polenta from the baking dish and place on a cutting board. Use a butter knife and gently release the polenta from the edge of the dish if needed.
- Slice the polenta into french fry size strips about ¼ inch thick and 4 inches long.
- Lightly coat each polenta fry in flour, be sure to gently tap off any excess flour, and add to the baking sheet.
- Spray or drizzle the fries lightly with olive oil (I like how evenly the spray distributes the oil, but it's optional).
- Bake the fries for 10 - 12 minutes, remove from oven.
- Gently flip the fries over to cook the other side. Use a spatula and a fork to gently flip the fries to prevent them from breaking. Bake another 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Sprinkle with salt and parmesan cheese when fresh from the oven.
- Plate and serve with your favorite marinara or pesto sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 10friesCalories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 17gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 432mgPotassium: 252mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 352IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 290mgIron: 2mg
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