Polenta with Italian Sausage and Tomato Sauce

Name: Polenta with Italian Sausage and Tomato Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 6 cups, water; , Table salt; 1 1/2 cups, medium-grind cornmeal, preferably stone-ground; 2 tablespoons, olive oil; 1 pound, sweet Italian sausage, cut into 3 inch lengths; 1/2 , small onion (about 3 tablespoons), chopped; 1/2 , small carrot (about 3 tablespoons), chopped; 1/2 small rib, celery (about 3 tablespoons), chopped; 1 can, whole tomatoes (16 ounces), juice reserved, tomatoes chopped coarsely; , table salt; , ground black pepper

Main Courses
Europe
Italian
Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans
Meat
Grains
Pork
Weeknight

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 1995

The traditional method for preparing polenta is time-consuming and fraught with danger.

SERVES 4 as a main course

TIME 1 hour

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