Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână (Polenta with Cheese and Sour Cream)

Method

1. 1

   Bring salted water to a boil in the heavy pot.

2. 2

   Rain the cornmeal in slowly, whisking constantly so no lumps form.

3. 3

   Switch to a wooden spoon and cook, stirring often, 25 minutes until thick and pulling from the sides of the pot.

4. 4

   Beat in the butter; the polenta should stand a spoon upright.

   💡 Firm enough to slice with string — the traditional test and the traditional knife.

5. 5

   Layer hot polenta with cheese in bowls, cold sour cream over the top. Eat immediately.