3 tb Dried mushrooms
4 1/2 oz Italian-style sausages
8 3/4 oz Ripe tomatoes
Salt
1 Onion
1 Carrot
1 Stalk celery
1 3/4 oz Bacon
5 1/4 tb Butter
14 oz Yellow cornmeal
3 tb Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
-or Grana Padano cheese
Soak the mushrooms in warm water. Peel the sausages and break them into
small pieces. Wash, seed and cut the tomatoes into small pieces. Chop the
onion, carrot, celery and bacon. Melt a bit of butter in a pan and lightly
brown the chopped condiments. Add the mushrooms, the sausage pieces and
tomatoes. Add a pinch of salt. Cook for 10 minutes over moderate heat,
adding a bit of water, if necessary. Or dry white wine can be used instead.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Prepare the polenta and butter a mold. When the
mush is well-cooked, put some of it into the bottom of the mold, pour over
a layer of sauce, sprinkle with grated Parmesan and dot with butter.
Continue in the same way until all of the ingredients have been used.
Finish with a layer of sauce, sprinkled with a large quantity of grated
cheese and dotted with butter. Bake in a 350 F. oven until the pie has
developed a golden crust.
Yields
4 Servings