Polenta with Cream and Cheese

Ingredients (per person)
 
 - 1 cup of corn meal
 - 1 tablespoon of butter
 - Half a cup of sour cream
 - Half a cup of feta cheese
 - 2 strips of bacon
 - 1 egg
 - Spices: salt and pepper


Preparation

•   Prepare the polenta.  This really depends on the type of corn meal you have.  I prefer the instant type - it is quick and easy to prepare, and it reduces the changes of burning the recipe.  For each person, you'll need about two cups of water.  Boil the water with a pinch of salt.  When it is boiling, reduce the heat to medium, stir, and slowly add the corn meal.  Keep on stirring - you need a uniform mix.  I end up using about a cup of corn meal (but again, it depends on what type you use) - I stop adding the corn meal around the time when the mix has the consistency of sour cream.  Don't worry if it's too thin - it'll get thicker as it cooks and cools down.  Continue following the directions on your corn meal package (the instant version is ready in 5 minutes, but other corn meals might required half an hour or more of cooking).
•   While the polenta is cooking, fry a couple of strips of (smoked) bacon in a pan.  Remove the bacon, then fry the egg.
•   Place a tablespoon of butter on a clean plate, for each guest.
•   Add about two cups of hot polenta on top - this will melt the butter.
•   Add sour cream and feta cheese, to taste.  I use about three quarters of a cup of it, mixed half-half.
•   Add the bacon strips and the fried egg on top.
•   Add salt and pepper to taste.  Note: don't add too much salt, as the feta cheese is already salty

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