Polenta Fries

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 1/4 cups dry polenta
• 3 ounces Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine milk, chicken stock, and butter; bring to rolling boil. Slowly whisk in polenta. Turn down heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until polenta pulls from edge of pan. Mix in cheese and parsley, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread polenta evenly over a cookie sheet, and refrigerate until cold.

Transfer polenta to cutting board and cut into cut 3/4 by 3/4 by 3 1/2 inch sticks.

Heat oil in deep-fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Fry polenta sticks in batches until crispy. Place on dry paper towels to drain.