I bought some TJs Polenta on a whim. Now I am not sure what do to with it. Any ideas?
I am from the south -so Grits are more in line with what I am used to.
Thanks!
Use them like you would left-over grits. Slice them about 1/4" to 1/3" thick and brown gently in butter. If you’re making a traditional Italian dish, use olive oil to replace all or some of the butter. I often buy polenta to serve with ratatouille during the summer (when squashes start taking over).
Serve with a hearty tomato or meat sauce. Stir in plenty of cheese or sprinkle some freshly grated parmesan over the top. Especially good with sliced chorizo or peppers and onions along with the sauce.
I pan-fry slices in butter and serve as a side to braised short rib. Yum.
All of these suggestions sound wonderful! Thanks so much
Someone gave me polenta in a tube once. Yuck: a very strange aftertaste. I suggest making it yourself. Very easy.
That’s why you need to fry it in butter until it gets crusty and golden 
Better yet… make mamaliga.
@Consolation -like I said it was a whim. 
@BunsenBurner I had never heard of mamaliga. Growing up in rural GA there wasn’t much in the way of Italian food.
Thanks everyone
Actually I just looked it up and realized it was Romanian -cool
Just don’t tell anyone from southern Italy or Sicily that you eat polenta, and you will be all set:)
So it is a northern Italian thing? I almost never meet anyone Italian. When I do they are usually 2nd or 3rd generation Italian Americans via the North East US
It originated in the north, but is a common staple throughout the whole country. That Southern Italians still have some gripe with it is an outdated concept tbh.
Italians eat polenta, Romanians eat mamaliga, and we eat grits and cornbread. 
I don’t like the stuff in the tube (tastes like preservatives), but homemade is delicious with sauteed greens and poached or fried eggs. Breakfast, lunch or dinner. Serve with coffee at breakfast, wine at dinner.
Love this stuff. I absolutely do not have the patience required to cook cornmeal mush from scratch, but I really like the crispy fried breakfast version made with the chilled leftovers. Polental in a tube lets me get my PA German roots-food fix. Toss in some fried country ham or scrapple and I can pretend I’m breakfasting with my grandma and all my cousins once again.
I made a really good Polenta Lasagna with them – sliced thin and instead of lasagna noodles I used the polenta. Fam loved it!
You can slice it, put it in a baking dish that is coated with olive oil, and then broil it until crispy and browned on top. Put sauce or cheese on before or after.
Yum! Thanks all
http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Polenta_with_small_birds
You own a bb gun? Believe it or not, it is very authentically Italian (and probably illegal).
I noticed there were no pictures