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Velvety Cornmeal-Spinach Soup
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This is a poor man’s simple recipe, a warm filler for cold winter days in Friuli. I use spinach, but any available green vegetable would have been used, and would be good. Cornmeal lovers will appreciate this; it has all the comforts of porridge, filled with the flavors of Friuli.
Yield :
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (about ¾ cup) yellow polenta
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups hot poultry or vegetable broth
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Coarse sea salt or kosher salt to taste
- About ½ pound young spinach leaves, rinsed
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Recommended equipment:
- A heavy-bottomed 6-quart saucepan, 10 inches or wider
Directions
Whisk together the polenta and flour in the saucepan, then whisk in about ½ cup of the hot broth, to make a smooth, loose batter. Continue adding the rest of the broth, and bring to a moderate boil, whisking constantly.
Drop the garlic cloves and the butter into the pan, and salt lightly. Cook the soup at a bubbling simmer for about 25 minutes, whisking and stirring frequently, until the polenta has cooked and thickened. Stir in the spinach leaves, and cook 10 minutes more.
Remove from the heat, and season with more salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Rest for 5 minutes, then serve hot, removing the garlic cloves if you like.
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Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
Nutritional information is based on 1/8 teaspoon added salt per serving.
283kcal (14%)
73mg (7%)
17mg (28%)
349mcg RAE (12%)
490mg
82mg
6g
1g
4g
36g
23mg (8%)
1022mg (43%)
6g (32%)
14g (22%)
3mg (17%)
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HeatherInOhio
10.07.09 Flag commentA friend of mine bought Lidia's Italy cook book, and as she and I went thru the book, looking for things we had to try, we both agreed we needed to try this recipe. Oh my goodness!! This could possibly be the best soup I've ever had. It was like heaven, light and creamy, warm and flavorful, rather like being wrapped in a warm blanket. You MUST give this a try, I doubt you'll be unhappy with it. The one thing that we did find is that if the soup sat for a while, it got thicker, so you will need to have enough broth to loosen it up again, other then that, its a fabulous dish for the upcoming fall and winter season.