No-stir Polenta

Bring water to a boil in a large pot with a well-fitted lid. Add salt and keep the water boiling at medium high heat. Add the cornmeal in a very thin stream, letting a fistful of it run through nearly closed fingers. The entire time you’re adding the cornmeal, stir the mixture with a whisk and make sure the water continues to boil (this step is easier with two people). When you have added all the cornmeal, begin to stir, stirring continuously bring the mixture up from the bottom of the pot and loosening it from the sides of the pot for two minutes, then cover. Adjust heat so that the water bubbles at a simmer, but not a full boil. When the polenta has cooked for 10 minutes, uncover and stir for one full minute, then cover again. Repeat this cycle (stir one minute, rest 10) four times including the first (about 45 minutes total time). After stirring the last time, wait 5 minutes then just before you take it off the heat, stir vigorously one last time for one minute, adding in butter, cheese salt and pepper to taste. Turn the polenta into a moistened bowl and wait 10-15 minutes before unmolding and serving.