Polenta with Gorgonzola & Mushrooms

Name: Polenta with Gorgonzola & Mushrooms
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 125g polenta; 100g mushrooms; 100g gorgonzola; 30g grated parmesan (plus extra to serve); 100ml port; ½ vegetable stock pot; 2 shallots; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 handful fresh parsley; Fresh basil (to serve); 2 cloves garlic; 1tbsp butter; Salt

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“This creamy polenta dish is perfect for if you fancy trying something new”

— Charlotte Heal-Cohen

🍴 Dinner

🇮🇹 Italian

🌿 Vegetarian

Method

Step 1

Heat 750ml water in a saucepan and then add the polenta a little at a time, stirring as you go. Once thickened, add butter and parmesan, then transfer to an oven proof dish and top with gorgonzola

Step 2

Bake the dish at 200ºC just until the cheese has melted. Chop the mushrooms, shallots and garlic, then fry the mushrooms until slightly broken down, add the shallots and then add the garlic and thyme leaves

Step 3

Add port, the vegetable stockpot and 50ml water, then cook down until most of the liquid has evaporated. Finish with fresh parsley, then spoon over the baked polenta, serve with extra parmesan and basil and enjoy!