Mamaliga

Ingredients

 * 1 lb corn meal
 * 1 1/2 qts/1 1/2 L water
 * 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

 * 1) Set the water to boil.
 * 2) When the water is boiling, add the salt and a little of the corn meal.
 * 3) After a few minutes, when the water is boiling, add the rest of the corn meal.
 * 4) Mix it briefly and then let it boil at low temperature for about half an hour.
 * 5) Then, with a wooden spoon start mixing vigorously.
 * 6) If the polenta seems soft, add a little bit more corn meal.
 * 7) Mix continuously. To test if the polenta is done, hold the wooden spoon straight.
 * 8) Rotate it fast between your palms and then try to pull it out.
 * 9) If it comes out clean, the polenta is done.
 * 10) If not, let the polenta boil a little longer.
 * 11) Then you wet a wooden spoon in water and gather the polenta to the center.
 * 12) Let it boil a few more minutes and then shake the pot a few times and turn over the hot polenta on a wooden cutting board (not recommended to pour on a plate).
 * 13) Let it set for a few minutes and then cut it with a clean string.