Ole-Polenta Casserole

Make a perfect meal for the family feast the mixture of cheese and beef, with the different layers, present it with sauce.
Portions:6
Total time 1 uur
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Equipment

Ingrediënten

  • Cornmeal 1 cup
  • Salt 1 teaspoon
  • Divided water 4 cup
  • Ground beef 1 pound
  • Onion chopped 1 cup
  • Green pepper chopped ½ cup
  • Minced garlic cloves 2
  • Undrained tomatoes diced 1 can (14-1/2 ounces)
  • Tomato sauce 1 can 8 ounces
  • Mushrooms Fresh sliced ½ pound
  • Dill weed oregano, dried basil, each 1 teaspoon
  • Hot sauce a dash
  • Mozzarella shredded cheese part-skim 1-1/2 cups
  • Parmesan grated cheese ¼ cup

Instructies

  • For making polenta, take a small bowl, add the water of 1 cup, salt, and cornmeal, then whisk it until it gets smooth.
  • Take a large saucepan, take the rest of the water and let it boil.
  • Add the mixture of cornmeal and stir it constantly.
  • Let it boil, stir, and cook until it gets thickened in just 3 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat towards the low, cook, and cover it for 15 minutes.
  • The mixture should be divided between two greased 8-inch baking dishes.
  • Refrigerate and cover it until it gets firm, for just 1-1/2 hours.
  • Take a large skillet cook the onion, beef, garlic, green pepper on medium heat until the meat changes its color.
  • Then drain it stir it in tomato sauce, tomato, hot sauce, herbs, and mushrooms.
  • Let it boil, reduce the heat, simmer, and uncover it for just 20 minutes until it gets thickened.
  • Loosen the 1 polenta from the bottom of the dishes and sides, invert it on the lined paper waxed baking sheet and keep it asides.
  • Take the spoon of half of the meat mixture on the rest of the polenta.
  • Sprinkle half of the parmesan and half of the mozzarella.
  • Top it with the rest of the polenta and with the mixture of meat.
  • After this, bake and cover it at 350°F, until it gets heated through, for just 40 minutes.
  • Uncover and sprinkle it with the rest of the cheese.
  • Bake it until the cheese gets melted, for just 5 minutes more.
  • Before the cutting, let it wait for 10 minutes.
  • Serve it and enjoy.
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Recipe Category Beef / Casserole
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