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On the Menu: Polenta with Andouille and Broccoli Rabe

2008_04_17-Polenta.jpgWe are hungry, it turns out, for sausage, broccoli rabe, and polenta. This is a rather autumnal combination - it really belongs in late November - but we are going to cook it up this weekend. We spotted huge bunches of bright green broccoli rabe at the organic greenmarket, and we bought homemade andouille sausage from our favorite farm butcher at the market too. Recipe below...

 
 

We went off to Epicurious and found a recipe (which of course we'll mess with greatly - really can't help it!)... Here's the recipe, in case you want to cook along.

Chinese Broccoli With Sausage And Polenta

That's what we're craving and cooking this weekend. Any tips on creamy polenta, or on how to make this dish really sing?

What are you cooking this weekend?

(Images: Rita Maas for Gourmet and Faith Hopler)

Comments (2)

That looks like just my kind of recipe. I love making polenta in the double boiler - it's easy, and much less stirring than in a regular pot. Lynne Rosetto Kaspar describes the method in detail in "The Italian Country Table", but basically you seal the top of the pot with foil, stir often at first and every 20 min after that, and cook it for at least an hour.

posted by SisterRae on 2008-04-18 12:26:13
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I make something much like this, but I like to throw a can of white beans in, as well. It beefs it up like crazy - but definitely makes it more of a winter dish.

Me, I'm makin that grain-and-meyer-lemon salad you posted the other day. Lunch all next week!

posted by hang_on_sloopy on 2008-04-18 13:40:11
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