Mămăligă with Cheese, Soured Cream and a Fried Egg

Method

1. 1

   Bring the water to the boil with a pinch of salt. Whisk in the polenta and cook, stirring, for 3–5 minutes until thick and smooth. Stir in the butter and half the cheese.

2. 2

   Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the egg until the white is set and the yolk still runny.

3. 3

   Spoon the polenta onto a plate and make a dip in the middle.

4. 4

   Fill it with the soured cream, scatter over the rest of the cheese and the spring onion, then top with the fried egg and a grind of black pepper.