Quick Polenta

Description
In Romanian: Mamaliga pripita

Ingredients

 * 1 lb / ½ kg cornmeal
 * 1½ qts / 1½ l water
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Set the pot with water to boil.
 * 2) When the water is hot, add salt.
 * 3) Sprinkle a little of the cornmeal.
 * 4) When it starts boiling, place a wooden spoon in the pot and start to gradually add the cornmeal (rain-like).
 * 5) Keep mixing with the wooden spoon.
 * 6) When the polenta seems sufficiently dense, stop adding cornmeal.
 * 7) Keep mixing, pressing the polenta towards the edges of the pot.
 * 8) When the polenta is cooked through, take the wooden spoon out and clean it with another wet spoon.
 * 9) Start gathering the polenta towards the center of the pot and let it boil for a few more minutes.
 * 10) After it has made a few more steamy bubbles, grab the pot with oven mitts, shake it a few times and pour the polenta on a wooden cutting board.
 * 11) The quick polenta is softer than boiled polenta and is served with fried eggs, cheese and sour cream, etc.