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110 g fine quick-cooking polenta (dry)
400 ml milk (412 g)
230 ml water (230 g)
200 g canned peaches in juice, drained and sliced
38 g almonds, roughly chopped
16 g honey
10 g unsalted butter
1 g ground cinnamon
Method
Toast the almonds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until fragrant, then tip them onto a plate.
Bring the milk and water to a bare simmer in a medium saucepan. Watch it: milk climbs the pan the moment it boils properly.
Rain in the polenta with one hand while whisking with the other, then drop the heat to low.
Cook 5-8 minutes, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until the polenta is thick enough to fall from the spoon in a soft ribbon. If it stiffens past that, beat in a splash more milk.
Stir in the cinnamon and the butter until the butter has melted through, then spoon into two bowls and top with the peaches, almonds and honey.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Consider: Stage ingredients and complete suitable measuring, opening and cold preparation at a stable seated station before the stove or oven is active, while keeping heat-side tasks as a separate plan.
Trade-offs
Moving prep can increase carrying if ingredients and tools are stored far from the seated station.
Perishable foods still require normal temperature control during staged preparation.
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Soft milk-cooked polenta finished with butter and served warm with drained tinned peaches, toasted almonds and cinnamon.
Ingredients
110 g fine quick-cooking polenta (dry)
400 ml milk (412 g)
230 ml water (230 g)
200 g canned peaches in juice, drained and sliced
38 g almonds, roughly chopped
16 g honey
10 g unsalted butter
1 g ground cinnamon
Approximate per serving
2233 kJ / 533.8 kcal · protein 16.1 g · carbohydrate 64.8 g · fibre 6 g · fat 21.8 g · sodium 83.7 mg
Method
Toast the almonds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until fragrant, then tip them onto a plate.
Bring the milk and water to a bare simmer in a medium saucepan. Watch it: milk climbs the pan the moment it boils properly.
Rain in the polenta with one hand while whisking with the other, then drop the heat to low.
Cook 5-8 minutes, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until the polenta is thick enough to fall from the spoon in a soft ribbon. If it stiffens past that, beat in a splash more milk.
Stir in the cinnamon and the butter until the butter has melted through, then spoon into two bowls and top with the peaches, almonds and honey.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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