Mamaliga (Polenta) with Feta Cheese and Sour Cream




Mamaliga may be a national Romanian food, but you'll find it with Turkish, Italian, Hungarian, and other cuisines needless to say , also known around as ‘polenta’.
This recipe comes from my Turkish roots. I remember sleeping over at grandma’s house, and people mornings awakening to seek out freshly made warm mamaliga on the table covered in sizzling 
butter and salty, tangy crumbled Feta (Brianza) cheese… –ohhhh… just perfect!

Recipe ingredient:
For the Mamaliga
1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1 teaspoons salt
4 cups cold water
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For the toppings
2 Tbsp butter
4 Tbsp sour cream
1cup Feta cheese -crumbs
½ tomato- finely chopped
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Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a pot, add salt.
Add the cornmeal to the boiling water, stirring constantly, bring it to boil again, reduce heat to low and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Turn off. With the spoon kind of divide the mixture in to three equal parts.
To platter or casserole dish add 1/3 of the cooked cornmeal, spread
Add ½ Tbsp. melted butter, spread over the cornmeal layer
Add 1 Tbsp. Feta cheese, spread over the butter
Repeat previous tree steps two more times
Top with tomatoes and sour cream.