Mixed Meat Stew with Polenta - Spezzatino misto con polenta

Stew

• 1000 - 1200 g meat pieces, sinew free, mixed types - pork, lamb or wild boar
• 50 g olive oil, plus 1-2 Tbsp for frying
• 150 g celery stalks, cut in pieces
• 80 g onions, quartered
• 125 g carrots, cut in pieces
• 3 garlic cloves
• 100 g red wine, full-bodied Italian
• ½ Tbsp juniper berries, lightly crushed
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 3 fresh sage leaves
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary, leaves only
• 700 g passata
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp fine sea salt, or to taste
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper, or to taste

Polenta

• 40 g Parmesan cheese, cut in pieces (2 cm)
• 1500 g water
• 2 tsp fine sea salt
• 300 g polenta (quick cook)
• 60 g Fontina cheese, cut in pieces
  or Taleggio cheese, cut in pieces