Polenta balls with calves' liver

Total: 2 hr | Active: 30 min.

Ingredients

for 4 person

Polenta
200 g medium-fine polenta
3 ½ dl milk, hot
Corn mixture
200 g white flour
100 g dark sultanas
½ bunch parsley, finely chopped
¾ tsp salt
Corn balls
  salted water, boiling
Liver
  olive oil for frying
onions, cut into thin slices
400 g veal liver strips
½ tsp salt
a little  pepper
To serve
80 g butter, melted
100 g Graubünden mountain cheese, finely grated
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

How it's done

Polenta

Mix the polenta and milk in a bowl, cover and leave to stand for approx. 30 min.

Corn mixture

Add the flour and all the other ingredients up to and including the salt, mix, combine to form a firm mixture, do not knead.

To shape

With wet hands, shape the corn mixture into approx. 20 equal-sized balls.

Corn balls

Cook the balls in simmering salted water for approx. 1 hr. Remove the corn balls with a slotted spoon, drain well.

Liver

Heat a dash of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the onions, fry for approx. 5 mins. Remove. Heat a dash of oil in the same pan, stir fry the liver in batches for approx. 2 mins., season. Return the onions to the pan, heat gently.

To serve

Plate up the corn ballswith the liver. Drizzle the butter over the corn balls, sprinkle the cheese on top and garnish with the parsley.

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