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Lettuce in the Oven

A historical recipe from Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola.

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A historical recipe

Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola. Project Gutenberg eBook #6385.

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

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. one beaten egg

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.

Method

  1. Take several young lettuces, wash them and remove their wilted leaves, tie the tops together, and lay the lettuces side by side in a baking-pan and pour in one and one-half inches of stock.
  2. Cover the pan, and put it in a moderate oven for one-half an hour, adding stock when necessary.
  3. Place a fork under the middle of each lettuce, raise and drain, and lay them doubled up on a hot dish.
  4. Season the gravy in the pan with butter, salt, and pepper, thicken with one beaten egg, and pour it over the lettuce.
  5. Serve hot.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Colander
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #6385 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6385). 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.