Polenta Pie

Polenta is an Italian term for a type of corn meal used in northern Italy, and pizza base was originally made with iit. The maize / corn flour was cooked into a thick porridge and then poured onto a wooden slab and topped with tomato sauce to become a bulwark for hungry peasants. Varieties of polenta pie are found in several countries. It is a good way to use up cooked meat, but you can also make it with cooked red lentils. Serves 4.