These prawn & chorizo polenta bowls are the perfect comfort food to take you from summer to autumn. Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan for an indulgent meal.
I have theeeeee thing to make the cold weather seem a tiny bit better. The idea for this recipe came from the whole shrimp and grits thing that you get in the American south.
Sadly, I never actually tried shrimp and grits when I was travelling around the south but it was something I always thought sounded so good.
I mean, what's the deal with grits for one thing? Are they the same as polenta? It's all very confusing.
What I do know is that this prawn & chorizo polenta bowl is a delicious autumn meal. You kick off with some chopped red onion frying until soft and then you need a load of garlic.
Then you chuck in your chorizo with the chilli flakes. This is where you get all the crazy, caramelised flavour going so let it cook slowly for a little while.
Chuck in cherry tomatoes and let them break down with a squeeze of tomato puree before adding your prawns and letting them cook through. Serve the whole lot on top of cheesy polenta and be in comfort food HEAVEN.
And if you want another cheesy seafood option then make sure you try out this prawn sandwich recipe!
Ingredients you need to make prawn & chorizo polenta bowls:
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Red Onion
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Tomato Puree
- Chilli Flakes
- Chorizo
- Prawns
- Fine Polenta
- Chicken Stock
- Milk
- Parmesan
- Butter
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Recipe
Prawn & Chorizo Polenta Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 Red onion chopped
- 150 g Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree
- ½ teaspoon Chilli flakes or more if you like it spicy
- 100 g Chorizo chopped
- 300 g Prawns deveined and peeled
- 400g Fine Polenta
- 1 litre Chicken stock
- 1 litre Milk
- 60g Parmesan grated
- 60g Butter
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over a medium heat. Add the red onion to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes until softened. Add the garlic, chorizo and chilli flakes to the pan followed by the tomatoes and the tomato puree.
- While the tomatoes are breaking down put the milk and chicken stock in a pan over a medium-high heat and bring to the boil. Once it's starting to simmer add the polenta and whisk quickly. Turn the heat down and leave to cook for 5 minutes.
- Once the tomatoes have broken down stir through the prawns and cook until they're pink. Add the parmesan and butter to the polenta, stir through until melted then split between 4 bowls, top with the prawns and chorizo. Sprinkle a little extra parmesan on top if you fancy it.
Kristina says
my dad loved shrimp and grits - I KNOW he would have loved this spin! I will make it and enjoy it for him 🙂
Lauren says
This sounds so flavorful and delicious! It looks great too!
Danielle says
I only ever have polenta has fries, but this is making me hungry and it looks like a great way to use it. So comforting.
Sarah says
I'm loving the flavors in this!!! Sounds absolutely amazing!
Sally - My Custard Pie says
The perfect warming bowlful of goodness to ease into colder weather from summer sunshine.