As the snow raged in New Hampshire today, nothing sounded mor e appetizing for dinner than Post Punk Kitchen's Rustic Winter Stew Over Polenta. My husband Ryan and I thoroughly enjoyed the hearty, warm dish, with a few changes from the original recipe.
While Ryan was gracious enough to brave the blizzard to do our food run, he could not find the polenta and did not buy the celery seed (he seems to think I have too many spices--impossible!). This necessitated a few small changes to the recipe: we ate our stew over brown rice and omitted the celery seed. In addition, while the recipe calls for 2 bay leaves, it never says when to add them; I therefore forgot to add them at all. Finally, I cut the vegetable stock in half and added 2 cups of water instead to cut down on the sodium.
The result? Ryan and I both happily ate the well-rounded, whole meal. It was slightly bland, which I attribute to cutting out the celery seed, some of the veggie stock, and the seasoned polenta. Perhaps adding a bit more thyme, salt and pepper, as well as a hint of spice (red pepper flakes? cayenne pepper?) would fill out the flavor.
As for servings, this recipe fed us both well (we have big appetites) with a 2-cup serving left over for lunch tomorrow.
Overall, I'd rate my version of this recipe at 6 out of 10. Healthy, well-rounded, filling, fairly inexpensive...but needing a little more pop.
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