Herb Polenta Baked In Prosciutto

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups instant polenta
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 60 g butter
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 20 slices prosciutto (thin slices)
• 10 short bamboo sticks, soaked

Recipe

• 1 cook polenta according to the directions on the packet.
• 2 when it's almost cooked stir in the parsley, parmesan, butter and garlic.
• 3 pour polenta into a greased 18x28cm cake tin.
• 4 smooth the surface and cool for an hour until firm.
• 5 turn the polenta out and cut into 20 bite sized cubes.
• 6 wrap each cube in a slice of prosciutto.
• 7 thread 2 pieces onto each skewer and place them on a baking paper lined tray.
• 8 bake in a 190°c oven for 10-20 minutes.
• 9 the prosciutto will become crisp and golden.
• 10 serve hot.
• 11 these can be made a couple of hours ahead and refrigerated until you're ready to bake.
• 12 make sure you soak the sticks well to prevent burning.
• 13 another way to serve this is to place the wrapped cubes singly on the baking tray, bake, and stab each one with a toothpick to serve.