How to cook polenta Polenta is traditionally cooked slowly on the stovetop in water, milk, or stock and then mixed with butter, salt, pepper, and occasionally Parmesan or another cheese.

Here's how I made a rustic wholemeal polenta from homegrown corn that was left to dry on the plant. This is a great way to preserve corn and make a healthy full of fibre food out of preserved corn on ...

Adding this one ingredient to your polenta can help it cook fast, so you'll have an easy pot of creamy polenta ready for a quick dinner in no time.

But polenta takes only about 10 minutes in total to cook, and the moment when it suddenly sucks up all the liquid and coheres into a thick mass is one of those minor culinary miracles.

But polenta takes only about 10 minutes in total to cook, and the moment when it suddenly sucks up all the liquid and coheres into a thick mass is one of those minor culinary miracles.

Cook, whisking more or less constantly, until the polenta has absorbed all the liquid and thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in the Parmesan and butter.

How to use the bulk bins to make a delicious and healthy polenta dish.

Cook times really do change by brand, grind, and how long the uncooked polenta has been sitting on the store shelf (old polenta requires more liquid, more time, and more whisking).

Cook, whisking more or less constantly, until the polenta has absorbed all the liquid and thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in the Parmesan and butter.

Cook, whisking more or less constantly, until the polenta has absorbed all the liquid and thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in the Parmesan and butter.