Basic Soft Polenta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
4 cups chicken stock
3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preparation

Bring the stock to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
Slowly add cornmeal to the pot whisking constantly to prevent clumping.
Return to a simmer while continuing to whisk.
Reduce heat to as low as possible, cover, and cook for 30-50 minutes stirring ever 2-4 minutes.
Serve as is or pour polenta into a rectangular baking dish, chill for several hours to set the polenta, cut into wedges or circles, bake, saute, or fry the pieces of polenta until golden brown and crisp.