You'll Have a Hard Time Finding a More Comforting Dish Than Carbonara Polenta
As the weather gets colder, the need to cozy up with a hearty, home cooked meal becomes crucial. The Kitchy Kitchen has you covered with this carbonara polenta, aka, the ultimate Fall comfort food.
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Carbonara is one of those comfort foods that just makes me happy. It's so simple: guanciale, cream, egg, and pecorino, with lots of black pepper. Typically you'll find it swimming between toothsome tendrils of pasta, but today I decided to mix it up. Poached eggs on cheesy grits is another comfort food favorite of mine, and the grits/polenta seemed like the perfect canvas for carbonara, especially with the poached egg on top. Make sure to enjoy it while it's hot, and mix the poached egg straight in.
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Carbonara Polenta
YieldServes 4
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup guanciale
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 3/4 cups milk
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 cup coarse ground grits
I used Bob’s Red Mill Grits (Cornmeal or polenta will also work)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup of grated pecorino romano
1/4 cup cream
4 eggs, poached