polenta

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A braised beef ragù that’s great on top of pasta or a creamy polenta, or as a stew if you add more vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Spoon it over a comforting bulk grain — pasta, rice, polenta, beans — top it with a single egg, and it will set you right almost every time.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

They have some kind of polenta dish with eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The sides are imaginative; think beef fat fries offered alongside mushroom polenta and Japanese purple potato.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

He learns to love the food she and her parents eat, the polenta and risotto, the bouillabaisse and osso buco, the meat baked in parchment paper.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri