Polenta with Smoked Tomato Sauce

Polenta with Smoked Tomato Sauce (Photo courtesy Santoni’s Marketplace & Catering)
Polenta with Smoked Tomato Sauce

Polenta with Smoked Tomato Sauce

Course Side
Cuisine Italian
Servings 20 batons

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for polenta:

  • 2 cups water
  • 4 1/2 oz. corn meal
  • 2 eggs slightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups bread crumbs

Ingredients for tomato sauce:

  • 2 tbs. olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 can Italian plum tomatoes crushed
  • 1 oz. basil chopped, fresh
  • 1 tbs. garlic chopped
  • 1 tsp. liquid smoke

Instructions
 

Instructions for polenta:

  • Bring water to a boil and slowly whisk in corn meal. Let it simmer until it thickens. Pour corn meal into a greased pan and spread evenly to approximately 3/8 of an inch thick. Let cool completely.
  • When cool, cut batons using a sharp knife. The batons should be about the length and width of your index finger.
  • In a bowl, mix the parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Dip batons in the egg and roll in the bread crumbs. Fry batons until golden brown.

Instructions for the sauce:

  • Heat oil, garlic and onion until tender. Add tomatoes, basil and liquid smoke. Let simmer until tomatoes become soft.
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