Hot Italian Sausage with Fresh-Corn Polenta

Polenta has a reputation for being fussy, but the reputation is unwarranted. Polenta is good, simple, down-home food. It's versatile, nourishing, and marries well just about any dish where a side of corn would be a natural. This polenta is the perfect bed for spicy Italian sausage and a tasty way to use up fresh summer corn.

Bring 7 cups of water to a boil in a large (4-qt.), heavy-based saucepan over high heat. Add 1 Tbs. kosher salt and whisk in the cornmeal in a fine stream. Continue to...
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Ingredients:

• 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• 12 links fresh hot Italian sausage
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; more for shaving
• 4 Tbs. unsalted butter
• 3 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from 4 large or 6 small ears of corn)
• 2 cups yellow stone-ground cornmeal
• Kosher salt
• 1 to 2 Tbs. roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley