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Homemade crispy fried polentinha (Polentinha frita)

Make crisp fried polenta bites with clear steps, faithful measurements and the original character of the recipe preserved.

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Homemade crispy fried polentinha (Polentinha frita)

Ingredients

Papel toalha para escorrer
1 litro de oil vegetal para fry
1 cup de chá de milharina (farinha de corn fina)
Salt to taste
Pimenta-do-reino to taste
5 cups de chá de água

Where to find ingredients

Look for the ingredients in well-stocked supermarkets, fresh produce markets, butchers, fishmongers, baking suppliers and shops that carry Brazilian or Latin American foods. Cultural ingredients such as palmito, catupiry, cassava flour, goiabada, charque, moranga, pamonha, feijoada, bacalhau and pastel are best used as originally named; substitutes should only be used when necessary and treated as substitutes.

Preparation method

  1. In a pan, add a água e place over the heat médio até ferver
  2. Quando a água estiver quente, add a milharina aos poucos, mexendo constantemente para evitar grumos
  3. Season com salt e pimenta-do-reino to taste
  4. Continue mexendo até a mistura engrossar e começar a desgrudar do fundo da panela, aproximadamente 15 minutes
  5. Desligue o fogo e let a polenta esfriar na panela por alguns minutes
  6. Unte uma assadeira ou refratário com um pouco de olive oil ou oil
  7. Transfira a polenta ainda morna para a assadeira, espalhe com as costas de uma colher e let esfriar completamente
  8. Após esfriar, cover e leve à geladeira por pelo menos uma hora ou de um dia para o outro
  9. Aqueça o oil In a pan funda até atingir aproximadamente 180°C
  10. Retire a polenta da geladeira, coloque uma tábua por cima da assadeira e vire para desenformar
  11. Corte a polenta em palitos ou quadrados de tamanho uniforme
  12. Fry os pedaços em oil quente, em pequenas porções, por cerca de 10 minutes ou até ficarem dourados e crunchys
  13. Retire com uma escumadeira e coloque sobre papel toalha para escorrer o excesso de oil
  14. Serve quente, como petisco ou acompanhamento

Observations

Homemade crispy fried polentinha is crisp fried polenta bites, prepared in a way that keeps the dish's original identity, ingredients and technique intact. The quantities, cooking times and temperatures follow the source recipe so the flavour and texture stay faithful.

The method is organised step by step for a home kitchen, while respecting the Brazilian culinary context where the recipe calls for it.
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