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Turkey Related Subjects => Recipes & Turkish Cooking Section => Topic started by: loz on January 15, 2012, 19:52:43 PM

Title: Polenta
Post by: loz on January 15, 2012, 19:52:43 PM: For years I have wanted to have a meal with Polenta but always forgot to buy it.

This time I did buy it, and was a little disappointed. I tried it fried and microwaved, it is strange stuff.

I will not give up, do members have ways of cooking Polenta?
Title: Polenta
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on January 15, 2012, 21:06:49 PM: If you make polenta and let it cool and you can slice it and cook it in a griddle pan, or put cheese on it and pop it under the grill but I have to say the stuff is overrated IMHO
Title: Polenta
Post by: loz on January 15, 2012, 21:16:52 PM: I have sliced it, cheese sounds good. I agree with you, definitely over rated I just had to try it.

I can see the rest going out for the birds tomorrow:D
Title: Polenta
Post by: puma on January 15, 2012, 23:37:08 PM: try Google it has some recipes
Title: Polenta
Post by: Scunner on January 15, 2012, 23:52:28 PM: Well who would have though that Google (the biggest website in the World) would have some recipes!

Polenta - like cous cous - total junk, forget it forever :D
Title: Polenta
Post by: loz on January 16, 2012, 00:29:44 AM: I have Googled but wanted first hand report, tried it with cheese, seasoned it up a bit and still solid baby food! yet I love corn bread.

cous cous love it, I add a vegetable stock cube, season salt and pepper and a few tablespoons of dark soya sauce, add the water and wait, TASTY!!!!
Title: Polenta
Post by: davybill on January 16, 2012, 08:31:31 AM: i think after adding all that,you couldnt taste the polenta,LOL,
Title: Polenta
Post by: loz on January 16, 2012, 11:56:32 AM: Davybill it was not for the Polenta, I was referring to Scunners post re Cous Cous.
Title: Polenta
Post by: pookie on January 16, 2012, 12:28:25 PM: yuk !! hate polenta. LOVE cous cous !!
Title: Polenta
Post by: GordonA on January 16, 2012, 15:49:27 PM: I must agree with my Darling wife re. cous cous, the way that Loz does it totally changes the texture/taste. Fantastic, much prefer it now to rice, as an accompaniment to my world famous Thai Curries !! :P:P ;)
Title: Polenta
Post by: Scunner on January 16, 2012, 16:11:54 PM: Potatoes, rice, pasta. That's all that is needed. Forget all this trendy junk!
Title: Polenta
Post by: pookie on January 16, 2012, 17:00:22 PM: mmmm can't beat a big bowl of Kisir either mmmmm :)
Title: Polenta
Post by: ovacik2 on January 16, 2012, 17:43:39 PM: Would agree with pookie. Kisir or tabbuleh is great, healthy, simple to make and very adaptable to your taste. A fine Turkish bulgar wheat cooked by soaking in hot water for 10/15 minuites. Finely chopped salad tomatoes,cucumber,spring onion or any salad items that take your fancy. Just mix it to your bulger with some good olive oil lemon juice or our favourite is the "Kemal Kukrer" brand Nar Eksisi a pure sour pomegranate juice. Great healthy salad with Prawns, grilled chicken,lamb,beef,or just fill a pitta bread with the salad. Soy sauce/seseme oil and you have a chinese twist, some indian spices, no limit to the twists. Bulger wheat takes in the flavours too.
Title: Polenta
Post by: Dutchie on January 16, 2012, 19:53:17 PM: That sounds delicious Ovacik2!
Title: Polenta
Post by: pookie on January 17, 2012, 08:43:43 AM: ovacik2 - I like to add a little tomato or pepper paste too....mmmm fab with grilled lamb chops.
Title: Polenta
Post by: ovacik2 on January 17, 2012, 11:06:56 AM: Duchie, pookie, not forgetting the herbs, mint & parsley in good amounts.
Title: Polenta
Post by: loz on January 17, 2012, 11:40:04 AM: Ovacik2, that is something I make quite a bit of, usually when I have more time to chop and add, the one I make with Cous cous or bulgar wheat it the fast simple one, based (roughly) on our Turkish neighbours recipe, I forgot to buy Nar sirke to bring back to the UK, luckily found a supply in Tesco, then they stopped it!!!

Since returning to the UK finding a food items enjoyed in Turkey is very hit and miss, I could not find Bulgar wheat in Tesco for a while, so substituted with Cous Cous, near to the pasta etc... Tesco, 2 years on and finally found Bulgar wheat in Tesco, not where I expected it, in the cake baking section???

BTW, the birds enjoyed the Polenta, I will not be trying that again, definitely over rated.
Title: Polenta
Post by: ovacik2 on January 17, 2012, 13:14:05 PM: Loz. Holland and Barratt have good inexpensive fine bulgar. "Kemal Kukrer" brand Nar Eksisi a pure sour pomegranate juice. The only ingredient is pomegranate so you can add sweetner or viniger to taste, makes a great Nar Cay too This one we buy in Migros they have offers now and again, BOGOF. Always make sure we bring some back for the winter. We use it with yougurt to marinade lamb,beef chicken the grill or barbi. Fab with ice cream too. Afraid whatever Turkish favourites we cook here are never quite the same. You need to eat outside and have the sunshine. Enjoying the winter in UK but looking forward to May.
Title: Polenta
Post by: GordonA on January 17, 2012, 13:18:59 PM: You don't really mean that my Darling wife should BOGOF do you ?? : :) ;)
Title: Polenta
Post by: ovacik2 on January 17, 2012, 21:14:16 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GordonA

You don't really mean that my Darling wife should BOGOF do you ?? : :) ;)
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Gorden! Not me!! :o :)