Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 Slices lean bacon, chopped 1/4 ts Dried crumbled sage
2 Onions, sliced thin 1/2 c Coarse ground cornmeal
1 c Water 1 tb Unsalted butter
3/4 c Chicken broth 1/4 c Fresh grated Parmesan

In a large saucepan, cook bacon until almost crisp. Remove the bacon
and take out all but 1 tbsp of the fat. Add the onions and cook until
softened but not browned. Transfer the onion to a bowl. To the pan
add the water, broth and sage and bring to a boil. Stirring
constantly, add the cornmeal, a little at a time. Cook over low heat,
stirring almost constantly, until it is thick and pulls away from the
sides of the pan, 20-25 minutes. Stir in the butter, 2 tbsp of the
Parmesan and half the onions. Spread in a 3 cup gratin dish. Mix the
bacon into the remaining onion mixture and spread on top of the
polenta. Sprinkle on the remaining Parmesan and bake in the middle
of a preheated 400 oven until the cheese is melted and just starting
to brown. This serves 2 as a main dish, 4 as a side dish. Can be
doubled or tripled and can be made and assembled earlier in the day
and baked when ready to serve.

Posted on the Prodigy Food Wine Board by Alyce Mantia

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