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A historical recipe from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome, by Apicius.

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A historical recipe

Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome, by Apicius. Project Gutenberg eBook #29728.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. A BUNCH OF LEEKS

Method

  1. SCRAPE, WASH, PLACE [the fish] IN A SAUCE PAN, ADD OIL, BROTH, WINE AND A BUNCH OF LEEKS AND [fresh] CORIANDER TO THE MESS, SET ON THE FIRE TO COOK.
  2. CRUSH PEPPER, LOVAGE, ORIGANY, MOISTEN WITH SOME OF THE FISH'S OWN LIQUOR [from the sauce pan] ADD RAISIN WINE TO TASTE, PUT IT INTO A POT AND ON THE FIRE TO HEAT;
  3. TIE WITH ROUX AND PRESENTLY ADD IT TO THE CONTENTS IN THE SAUCE PAN SPRINKLE WITH PEPPER AND

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome, by Apicius. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #29728 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29728). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.