6 smoky and polenta Recipes

water, dry polenta, butter, cut into small pieces, salt, olive oil, chopped onion, sliced oyster mushroom caps (about 1 1/2 lb), salt, cotes du rhone or other fruity red wine, chopped drained canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, dried oregano, garlic cloves, minced, whole tomatoes, drained and chopped, crumbled queso fresco cheese, chopped fresh cilantro

olive oil, peeled and deveined medium shrimp, dry white wine, chopped fresh chives, fresh lemon juice, spanish smoked paprika, prepared polenta , cut into 8 slices (1/2 inch slices), marinara sauce, grated fresh parmesan cheese, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

parmigiano and herb-fortified stock, recipe follows, roasted tomatoes , recipe follows, red bell peppers, boneless, skinless chicken thighs , trimmed of all fat and skin (8 to 10 pieces), salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, cremini mushrooms or 3 medium portabella caps, thinly sliced, sweet onions, thinly sliced, garlic, chopped or sliced, dry sherry or 1/2 cup dry wine, white or red, smoked sweet paprika, a couple pinches saffron (20 to 24 threads ), quick-cooking polenta, a handful freshly grated manchego cheese, a handful fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped, parmigiano and herb-fortified stock, rind trimmed from a hunk of parmigiano-reggiano cheese or a few small pieces rind perhaps saved-up, herb bundle of several sprigs each fresh thyme , parsley and rosemary, tied, onion, quartered, ribs celery , sliced on angle, carrots , sliced on angle, peeled rind of 1 lemon, fresh bay leaves, chicken stock, water, roasted tomatoes, ripe organic vine tomatoes or large plum tomatoes, several cloves garlic, crushed, extra-virgin olive oil , for liberal drizzling

pork tenderloin , cut into bite-sized pieces, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, smoked paprika, for seasoning, flour , for dredging, vegetable oil, divided, onions, chopped, red bell peppers, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, garlic, sliced, mexican-style beer (recommended : negra modela), fire-roasted tomatoes, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce , medium to spicy heat level, seeded and finely chopped, plus 1 tbsp adobo sauce, chopped fresh thyme leaves, a handful fresh cilantro, finely chopped, corn tortillas or quick-cooking polenta, for serving, lime wedges, for serving