Polenta with Home Style Marinara Sauce
By: Kyle Dalakas
Published: Friday, May 26, 2017 - 11:55am

Ingredients




For the Sauce:
2-28 oz. Cans Diced Tomatoes
1 6 oz. Can Tomato Paste
1/2 Large Sweet Onion
6 to 8 Cloves Fresh Garlic
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Dry Red Wine
3 Tbsp. Dried Oregano
1 Tbsp. Black Pepper
1/4 Cup Cane Sugar
For the Polenta:
1 3/4 Cups Coarsely Ground Yellow Cornmeal
5 Cups Water
1 Tbsp. Butter
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Preparation

1 Prepare the sauce first: 2 Peel the onion and the garlic cloves; mince both finely. 3 Place the olive oil in a large stock pot and heat over medium high heat.  Add the minced garlic and onion.  Brown lightly, about 5 to 6 minutes stirring frequently. 4 Lower heat to low and add tomatoes, wine, oregano, pepper and cane sugar.  Cover and let simmer for about 40 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5 Now prepare the polenta: 6 Place the water  in a medium sized saucepan.  Bring to a boil over medium high heat.  Whisk in the cornmeal slowly in a very thin stream.  If you add it too fast, it will lump.  Add the butter. 7 Lower the heat to low and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture is very thick, about 15 to 20 minutes or until it pulls away from the sides of the pan. 8 Pour polenta into a serving platter and top with marinara sauce and parmesan cheese. 9 Serves 6 to 8

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Polenta with Home Style Marinara Sauce is a delicious, meatless, traditional Italian meal.