Ham and Eggs served on Polenta

This recipe by One Hungry Mamma is great for breakfast or brunch. It takes less than 30 minutes, requires no prep and can be customized (vegetarian or not) without any thought.

Ingredients

  • 3 c broth, chicken or veggie
  • 1 c ground polenta
  • 1 Tbsp butter + more for frying eggs
  • grated pecorino, you can substitute parmesan
  • salt and pepper
  • 8 eggs
  • 1/4 lb serrano ham, you can substitute prosciutto

Instructions

  1. Bring broth to a simmer, add butter and add polenta in a steady stream, whisking all the while. Continue stirring until polenta thickens and pulls away from the sides of your pot, about 1 minute. Take off heat and add grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Fry eggs in butter. I like these over easy so that yolk can run onto the ham and mix in with the polenta when served.
  3. Plate some polenta, top with 2 pieces of ham (skip for vegetarians and very little ones) and top the ham with 2 fried eggs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve. If your polenta gets too stiff while you’re cooking the eggs, stir in a little more broth or water to return it to your desired consistency.
  4. Note: You can water the polenta down even more to make a puree consistency for eaters 6+ mos. You can even mash some hard cooked yolk into their portion. Older kids can also eat egg whites (I started feeding these at 8 months, some still suggest waiting until 12 mos) and pieces of ham.

serves 4


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