Cheesy polenta with sausage ragout
        
    
    Updated: 26 Apr 2019
    
        
Ingredients
- Olive oil
 
- 2 onions
 
- 2 garlic cloves
 
- 6 sausages, skins removed, or 400g sausage meat
 
- 200ml chicken stock
 
- 2x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
 
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
 
- 2 rosemary sprigs, chopped finely
 
- 80g polenta (reduced from 100g)
 
- 500ml boiling water
 
- 50g smoked cheese
 
Method
- Heat the oil and saute the onion for a few minutes. Add the garlic.
 
- Break up the sausages or sausge meat into small pieces, then add and cook with the onions for about 10 minutes or until starting to turn golden.
 
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, stock, puree and most of the rosemary. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened and reduced. Minimum 10 minutes but ideally 20 - 30. Season to taste.
 
- Make the polenta following pack instructions. Remove fro the heat and stir in the cheese, with some seasoning.
 
- Serve the polenta with the ragout on top and a sprinkling of rosemary to garnish.