Mushroom Ragout over Creamy Polenta for New Year’s Bucket List #SundaySupper

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A recipe bucket list, hmmmm this was a tough one for me. I have made so many things already I wasn’t sure what to make but I started thinking and remembered a conversation that I had with a friend of mine Randy, about a polenta that he had while out at a restaurant. A mushroom polenta. When he mentioned that I thought I would have to try it. I had never made a creamy polenta, years ago I had made one that you slice but never a creamy one. I deposited that conversation in the back of my mind to try someday. Well, here is the day!!! I was also recently flipping through a my Fine Cooking magazine and came across this recipe. Exactly what I wanted to try so off I went to make this delicious dish.

Wow was it fantastic. Another recipe for the vegetarian archives. I recently have been upping the vegetarian meals from one to two a week and if they are super delicious like this one I am not hearing complaints from my family as to where the meat is?

Try this around your table, it would make a great side too!! Happy #SundaySupper to everyone!!!

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Mushroom Ragout over Creamy Polenta for New Year’s Bucket List #SundaySupper
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Serves: 6
 

A fabulous vegetarian entree that is hearty and delicious!
Ingredients
  • ½ oz. dried mixed mushrooms or porcini
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 shallots, minced
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 lb. mixed fresh mushrooms (shitake, portabello, button, cremini, oyster etc.), coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup dry vermouth
  • 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh mixed herbs (parsley, tarragon, basil)
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1⅛ cup cornmeal
  • ¼ cup mascarpone
  • ½ cup finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano
  • ⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese (the one I use had a dusting of spices)

Instructions
  1. In a small bowl with 1½ cups warm water soak the dried mushrooms for 10 min. Remove the mushrooms reserving the liquid and coarsely chop. Pour the liquid through a small sieve reserving one cup. Set both aside.
  2. Meanwhile in a large pot add the butter and olive oil and heat over medium heat, when the butter is melted add the shallots and saute until tender, about 4 min.
  3. Add the fresh mushrooms and 1 tsp. salt. Cook until they start to soften, 6 min. Add the dried mushrooms and continue cooking for about 4 min. more or until the mushrooms have released their liquid and are very tender.
  4. Add the vermouth and cook until it is evaporated about 2 min. more. Add the reserved mushroom water from the dried mushrooms and reduce to ⅓ cup. Stir in the heavy cream and 3 Tbsp. of the herbs. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
  5. In a medium pot bring 4½ cups of water to a boil and add cornmeal, 1 tsp. salt and stir. Cover and cook for 5 min. stirring occasionally. Whisk if needed to make it smooth. Whisk in the remaining 2 Tbsp. butter and the mascarpone. Add the parmesan and stir with a spoon.
  6. Serve the polenta with the mushrooms on top, sprinkled with the remaining herbs and the goat cheese.

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Adapted from Fine Cooking Magazine

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  8. I still need to make polenta. As a Southern gal I’ve made plenty of grits which is similar. I do enjoy the creaminess of polenta and should tackle it soon.

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  15. Oh wow – now this looks like an insanely amazing dish! I have never made polenta at home, but in New York a few months ago my husband and I split an order of creamy polenta with mushrooms at Scarpetta and it was absolutely amazingggg. I want to try your version – my husband would freak out (in a good way, of course!)!

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  24. Beautiful dish. I haven’t tried a polenta at home for almost 20 years. It was all the rage back in the mid-90s when people were rediscovering it, not that it has gone away. A great polenta, and yours look perfect, is not easy. Thanks for sharing perhaps it is time I make some polenta soon.

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  44. I have wanted to make polenta for a bit as well. I purchased a roll that you slice for a recipe but was unimpressed. This recipe sounds amazing! We are trying to move to a more plant based diet and this recipe will be perfect.

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  45. I’ve never had polenta – I know, I know, pathetic right?! Everyone tells me how delicious it is and looking at your photos makes me want to scoop a giant spoonful into my mouth. This sounds hearty, comforting and the perfect vegetarian meal. Plus, I LOVE the combination of different mushrooms – yum!

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  46. Your mushroom ragout over creamy polenta is perfect winter fare, Tara. Love how you’ve got all those varieties of mushrooms, herbs and cheeses. Thanks to you I now have a gourmet vegetarian recipe in my file.

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  54. Oooohhhh polenta, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… and while I’m at it, let me add this dish to the list because mushrooms are one of my favorite veggies and I’m always looking for new ways to serve polenta. This sounds absolutely perfect!

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  56. I am so glad you deposited that conversation with your friend. I have to admit that I have never tried polenta and I am dieing to try it now! Looks gorgeous!

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