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Creamy Polenta and Mushroom sauce

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Course: dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: comfort food
Servings: 4 personnes
Author: Aude @The_Greenquest

Ingredients

Mushroom sauce

  • 2 shallots
  • 100 g carrot
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • olive oil
  • 500 g mushrooms
  • 50 mL white wine
  • 500 g tomato sauce
  • salt & pepper

Creamy Polenta

  • 250 g instant polenta
  • 800 mL water
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 100 mL soy cream
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

Mushroom sauce

  • Cut the shallots and in tiny dice.
  • Heat a pan on low/medium heat with 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  • When it's warm add the diced shallots, carrot and the rosemary sprig.
  • Cook for 10 mn, meanwhile cut the mushrooms.
  • Then add them to the pan, sprinkle some salt. Put the heat to medium and cook for 10 mn stirring time to time.
  • When the mushrooms have a nice color, deglaze with white wine, cook for 5 mn and then, add the tomato sauce. Cook uncover on low heat for 30 to 40mn. The sauce should reduce and become thick.

Polenta

  • Before serving cook the polenta : pour the polenta slowly into boiling water, whisking constantly until all polenta is stirred in and there are no lumps.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer, whisking often, until polenta starts to thicken, about 5 to 8 minutes minutes.
  • Add 4 tbsp of olive oil and the soy cream. Stir and serve with the mushroom sauce. ⁣