Soft Polenta With Roasted Red Peppers Recipe

• 2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 med Onion finely minced
• 3 x Garlic cloves finely minced
• 4 1/2 c. Chicken stock preferably homemade
• 1 1/2 c. Water
• 1 1/2 tsp Coarse sea salt
• 1 1/2 c. Polenta
•     (or possibly coarsely-grnd yellow corn meal)
• 4 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
• 2 tsp Finely-minced fresh thyme leaves
•     (or possibly scant 1 tspn dry thyme, crumbled)
• 1/2 tsp Freshly-grnd black pepper
• 1/2 c. Grated Spanish Manchego cheese
• 1 x Red bell pepper roasted, and
•     cut into 1/2" dice
• 1/2 sm bunch Cilantro, leaves only finely minced

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