Polenta

Dinner Only! Truffle Alert (the dirty kind, not the chocolate kind)

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I just thought I would share my pictures from my last dinner. There’s nothing too exciting about them, but last night I was seriously craving Polenta with mushrooms. It’s such a comfort food, and normally this is my winter special(despite the sweltering 37+degrees in Nagoya). But I think I had truffles on my mind.

I’ve actually talked about this on Facebook because I’m not sure if it’s something I will get ostracised for! Or perhaps it’s something that’s SO WRONG it’s just SO RIGHT. I love truffles (the mushroom although the chocolate type does just fine too), and I even made a point to bring a good bottle of truffle oil with me from home. Although I know you can get it here too! Now I’m clearly just dancing around the issue.

Well the thing is McDonald’s Japan is launching a NEW TRUFFLE BURGER tomorrow!!!! It looks amazing ….. I say quietly. My boyfriend HATES McDonald’s, so much so we’ve actually had a fight about it! It ended in me sullenly eating my McDonald’s cheeseburger whilst we stared defiantly at each other. Check out the ad below, frankly the other’s look pretty average. I’m not going to be paying $10 for some chorizo in a mediocre bun. And Pineapple in a bun? Hello we do that on everything in Australia. I even remember the ham steaks with pineapple my mum used to serve when I was a kid! (you Aussies know the one!) But I have a serious weakness for all things truffle.

The “Black Diamond” Truffle Burger

Just to top things off, we actually live less than 1 mins walk to a McDonald’s. I feel it’s my calling, that God is telling me that this truffle burger and I, we are meant to be!

Well subconsciously I sautéed up a bunch of balsamic mushrooms to have with my polenta. All with a generous dollop of truffle oil on top. My boyfriend’s thing is the steak, I always let him cook it, because he does a pretty good job, and also there’s something about Meat and BBQ that make men roar and say I’m the king of it. So anyway if anyone is thinking of doing this, it is literally the easiest and quickest meal you can cook up and can help stave off your truffle cravings in less than 15 mins!

  • In my polenta at the last minute I always stir in a generous cube of butter, and sprinkle cheese in it. Fresh Parmigiano Reggiano is faboulous, but sometimes you just have to make do. I also always make mine with stock and milk/cream, but I know there are others who prefer just water. I just think the stock adds an extra layer of flavour.
  • I just grabbed a bunch of mushrooms sauteed with some olive oil and butter. I love a variety of mushrooms, and Japan is the land of mushrooms. It’s nice to chuck a variety in there, I also just put a quick sprinkling of Italian or Herbs de Provence and a splash of Balsamic oil at the end to finish it off. Top your polenta with this, and it’s yummy juices.
  • Next finish off with a generous drizzle of truffle oil over everything. I popped some watercress on top as I had this left over from the other night. Waste not want not! Or you can also garnish with extra parmesan.
  • Voila, if you’re vegetarian, this is a ‘meaty’ delicious way to fill up.
  • Serve with steak! (For non-vegetarians)

Just so you know I will be at McDonald’s at 10.30 tomorrow morning. See you there!