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Polenta cakes recipe
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Polenta cakes recipe

15 ingredients 10 min + 15 min 9 people openrecipes

Parma ham and Parmigiano- Reggiano Cheese Polenta cakes with Basil Salsa from Lesley Waters.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1146
Calories
57g
Protein
43g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175 Self-raising flour
  • g Baking powder
  • 1 Instant polenta
  • tsp Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated
  • 115 Milk
  • g Olive oil + extra for greasing
  • 75 Medium eggs
  • g Parma ham, finely chopped
  • 200 Sunblush tomatoes, drained, finely chopped
  • ml Crème fraiche
  • 4 Baby plum tomatoes, halved - For the basil sauce
  • tbsp Small red onion, finely chopped - For the basil sauce
  • 2 Large bunch basil, torn - For the basil sauce
  • 90 Extra virgin olive oil - For the basil sauce
  • g Freshly ground black pepper - For the basil sauce

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