Puerto Rican’ish Shrimp and Polenta : Foodwise

Ingredients

• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 medium-large tomato, cored
• 1 onion, peeled, root removed, cut into wedges
• 1 bell pepper, stem removed
• 1 jalapeño, stem removed
• 1 head of garlic, peeled
• 1 cup polenta
• 4 cups water or stock
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 bunch red Swiss chard, washed, trimmed, fibrous stems removed, and cut into 2-inch pieces (stems and leaves together)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup thinly sliced Spanish chorizo
• ½ cup orange juice, divided
• 1 tablespoon sofrito (see recipe above)
• ½ teaspoon sazon (Puerto Rican seasoning salt)
• ½ teaspoon sambal (Sambal Oelek, for example)
• 1 pound 2⅓0 shrimp, cleaned and deveined