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In a large saucepan, bring remaining water to a boil. Spoon beef mixture over polenta; sprinkle with cheese. Slice the beef and serve a few slices draped in rich wine sauce over or alongside polenta. Stir in undrained tomatoes and tomato paste.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook polenta beef casserole using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
- Get For The Polenta
- Prepare 750 ml water
- Prepare 500-700 g Green cabbage, shredded
- Prepare 120 g yellow cornmeal
- Take to taste Salt
- Make ready For The Mince Beef
- Prepare 1 drizzle of olive oil
- Take 1 medium onion, diced
- Take 3 medium carrots, grated
- Get 1 celery stalk, diced
- Make ready 500 g mince beef
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- Prepare 2 tbsp mixed dried herbs
- Take 1 oxo cube
- Prepare 120 ml red wine
- Prepare 1 can tinned tomatos
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take to taste Ground black pepper
- Get Bechamel Sauce
- Prepare 3 tbsp butter
- Take 2 tbsp plain flour
- Make ready 250 ml milk
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take to taste Ground black pepper
- Prepare Pinch nutmeg
- Make ready Grated parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top
Spoon onto plates and top with beef. In a large heavy saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Gradually stir in polenta with whisk.
Instructions to make Polenta Beef Casserole:
- In a saucepan bring to the boil 500ml of water with a pinch of salt. Add the cabbage and boil on medium for about 20 minutes or until cabbage is really soft.
- In the meantime, heat the olive oil over medium heat-high heat and add the onion, carrots and celery. Sauté until vegetables are soft. Add the beef and season with salt and pepper. Then add the rest of the herbs and spices. Continue to cook until beef is no longer pink. Add in the wine, oxo cube, a splash of water and the tomatoes. Cook for about 45-60 minutes until vegetables and meat are really soft.
- Mix the cornmeal with about 250ml of water to avoid it clumping together. Reduce the heat to low and add the soaked cornmeal to the cabbage pot, whisk well and continue to cook stirring regularly for about 20-25 minutes until cornmeal mixture has thickened.
- To make the bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and whisk in the flour and cook, stirring continously for about 2 minutes or so until mixture stars to bubble. Add in the milk and continuing to stir until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
- To assemble, place the polenta into a greased baking tray and spread evenly. Layer with the meat and spread evenly again. Lastly pour over the bechamel sauce and spread over the mince. Sprinkle with the parmasan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180c.
Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Gradually stir in polenta with whisk. Spoon beef mixture over polenta; sprinkle. This mouthwatering polenta beef casserole from Slavonia is packed with hidden health benefits to endure those long winter months yet light enough to enjoy all summer too! For the casserole: Transfer the reserved polenta to the baking dish you just used to bake the meatballs.
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