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Sausage Mushroom Sauce Polenta

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 lb. sliced cremini mushrooms
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 lb. spicy Italian sausage crumbles
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 2 cups marinara sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR THE POLENTA

  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped Italian parsley
  • 2 cups polenta
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Start by making the sauce in a saute pan over medium high heat, in the olive oil cook the mushrooms until beginning to brown. Then add the onions and garlic and continue cooking until soft and translucent.
  • Then add in the sausage cook until brown. Deglaze the pan with the red wine, waiting until it evaporates before adding in the marinara sauce and simmer for 15-20 minutes. In the meantime make the polenta.
  • In a sauce pan add the stock and milk. Bring to boil , then lower the heat to a simmer. Slowly add in the cornmeal, stirring continuously. When the polenta begins to thicken about 10 minutes , add in the grated parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper. Adjust the consistency, if to dry add more stock. It should be the consistency of mash potatoes. Add in the Italian parsley. Continue cooking for 5 minutes longer.
  • Spread the polenta on a platter top with the sausage mushroom sauce top with additional parmesan top with chopped Italian parsley.