Creamy Polenta With Corn And Roasted Garlic

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David Helm

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Dutch	Stern1	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Cloves garlic, unpeeled 4
7	c	Water 1.75 L
3/4	t	Salt 4 mL
1	t	Pepper 5 mL
1 1/2	c	Cornmeal, regular or
		instant
		375 mL
1	c	Fresh or frozen corn niblets
		250 mL
1		Mild green chiles, rinsed
		drained and
		chopped 1 4-oz/114
		mL
2	T	Chopped fresh cilantro or
		parsley optional 25 mL
3/4	c	Milk 175 mL

INSTRUCTIONS

Place unpeeled garlic in heavy skillet. On very low heat, shaking pan
often, cook for about 40 minutes, or until soft and tender. You can
also place garlic on baking sheet and roast in preheated 325F/160C
oven for about 30 minutes. Cool, peel and mince.  Place water in Dutch
oven and bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper.  Whisk in cornmeal
slowly, stirring constantly. When mixture bubbles,  reduce heat and
cook on low heat for 5 minutes for instant cornmeal  and 20 to 30
minutes for regular cornmeal. Stir occasionally. If  mixture gets too
thick, add some boiling water.  Add garlic, corn and chiles and cook
for about 5 minutes. Stir in  cilantro and enough milk to reach the
consistency of very creamy  mashed potatoes. Taste and adjust
seasonings if necessary.  Converted by MC_Buster.  NOTES : This dish,
from Simply HeartSmart Cooking, can be made an hour  before serving.
Keep it warm over a double boiler. If you don't have  time to roast the
garlic, just add 1 minced clove garlic. Makes 8 to  10 servings
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 780 Calories From Fat: 88 Total Fat: 10.4g Cholesterol: 14.6mg Sodium: 1952.2mg Potassium: 929.2mg Carbohydrates: 155.3g Fiber: 14.4g Sugar: 10.6g Protein: 22.1g