Polenta with asparagus mince sauce

AUTHOR
Kristopher Marks
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 750 ml Milk
  • 1 TABLESPOON + 4 tsp butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 250 g Corn semolina (polenta)
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 500 g green asparagus
  • 1 TABLESPOON Olive oil
  • 300 g mixed minced meat
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp dried thyme and basil
  • 400 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 1 go. Tsp cornstarch
  • 100 g grated parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring milk and 750 ml water to the boil. Add 1 tablespoon butter and about 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in semolina. Continue stirring over low heat for 5 minutes. Cook for another 15 minutes on a switched off hotplate. Stir from time to time.

  2. 2

    Peel onion and garlic. Cut onion into slices. Wash the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Cut asparagus spears into 3 pieces. Heat oil, fry minced meat for about 6 minutes while turning. After 3 minutes add asparagus and onion. Season with salt, pepper and herbs. Press garlic through a garlic press. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, season with salt and pepper. Stir the starch into 2 tablespoons of water until smooth and thicken the sauce. Stir parmesan into the polenta.

  3. 3

    After 3 minutes add asparagus and onion. Season with salt, pepper and herbs. Press garlic through a garlic press. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, season with salt and pepper. Stir the starch into 2 tablespoons of water until smooth and thicken the sauce. Stir parmesan into the polenta. Arrange polenta and asparagus mince sauce on plates. Place 1 teaspoon of butter on each polenta and melt

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
730 kcal
CARBS
55 g
FATS
39 g
PROTEINS
38 g

Categories & Tags

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