Cheesy Polenta Cakes

🥘 Ingredients

• Tuscan kale
  8 oz
• button mushrooms
  8 oz
• eggs
  4 unit
• garlic
  4 clove
• gruyere cheese
  1 c
• hot smoked paprika
  1 tsp
• olive oil
  1/3 c
• pepper
• polenta
  1 unit
• salt
• scallions
  4 unit
• water

🍳 Cookware

• large nonstick pan
• baking sheet

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. Thinly slice button mushrooms . Remove and discard the ribs and stems from Tuscan kale . Roughly chop the leaves. Thinly slice the whites and greens of scallions . Mince garlic . Slice half the polenta into 1/2-inch rounds. (Use the rest another day.)

   button mushrooms: 8 oz, Tuscan kale: 8 oz, scallions: 4 unit, garlic: 4 clove, polenta: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a 1/4-inch layer of olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the polenta rounds. Cook until golden brown and slightly crisp, ⏱️ 4 minutes per side. (HINT: You may need to work in batches, depending on size of your pan.) Set aside the cooked polenta on a baking sheet . Sprinkle with gruyere cheese , and transfer to oven to warm.

   olive oil: 1/3 c, gruyere cheese: 1 c
3. 

   3

   Discard all but a thin layer of olive oil from the pan before heating over medium-high heat. Add the mushheroom. Cook tossing until soft and golden brown, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Add scallion and garlic. Cook another ⏱️ 2 minutes , until fragrant. Add the kale and a splash of water . Cook, tossing, until soft and golden, ⏱️ 4 minutes .

   water
4. 

   4

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in the same pan over medium heat. Once hot, crack eggs into the pan and fry until edges begin to turn golden brown. Reduce heat to low. Cover the pan for ⏱️ 1 minutes , until whites are set but yolks are still runny. (TIP: Add a few teaspooons of water to the pan before covering to steam the eggs and speed up cooking.) Season with salt and pepper .

   eggs: 4 unit, salt, pepper
5. 5

   Finish: Plate the cheesy polenta cakes. Top with the kake mushroom hash, eggs, and a sprinkle of hot smoked paprika . Enjoy!

   hot smoked paprika: 1 tsp