Italian Cornmeal Canapes

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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
ready in 4 h. 45 min.
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Ingredients

for
15
Ingredients
6 cups vegetable stock
1 ¼ cups instant Polenta (cornmeal)
cup butter
salt
ground Black pepper
grated Nutmeg
2 Tbsps olive oil
0.333 cup finely grated Parmesan
12 cooked ham
12 Anchovy
12 parsley
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Polentaolive oilParmesansaltNutmegham

Preparation steps

1.
Grease a 16cm x 26cm|7" x 11" tin. Line the base and 2 long sides with non-stick baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang.
2.
Place the stock in a pan and bring to a boil. Gradually stir in the polenta, bring to a boil again and allow the polenta to absorb the water for around 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Spread the polenta in the baking tin and leave to cool. cover with cling film and chill for 4 hours until set.
3.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
4.
Turn out the polenta and cut out 12-15 stars with a cutter or card template.
5.
Place in a single layer on the baking tray. Brush with the oil and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake for 15 minutes until golden. Set aside to cool.
6.
Place the ham, anchovies and parsley on top of the stars as in the photo.