Beef, Carrot And Butternut Squash Stew, Creamy Polenta And Fried Bread

This was just too much. A deliciously simple meal and a great combination of flavors.

Everyone knows how to make a beef and carrot stew. It is not so much how you make it as how well you make it.

For the polenta the mix is as follows.

3 cups of water or stock. I would say a mix but I used water.

1 cup of polenta grain (available anywhere)

1 knob of butter

1 oz of Italian cheese.

Bring the stock to the boil and add the polenta

Stir constantly and cook the polenta for a good 30 minutes on a very slow heat. Just like oatmeal if you will.

It is preferable to do this in a water bath on the stove so that there is no direct contact between polenta and flame.

Allow to thicken then add a knob of butter and the cheese. Fold in.