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Two-cheese polenta

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
100 g polenta
3 T butter
1 cup milk
70 g pecorino, grated
100 g mozzarella, grated
salt, to taste

Method

1. Heat the stock in a saucepan. Whisk in the polenta and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often. Be careful, it splatters as it thickens.

2. Stir in the remaining ingredients and season to taste.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistants: Claire-Ellen Van Rooyen and Tahila Pillay

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