Cucurbitas more Alexandrino
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Original RecipeCucurbitas more Alexandrino (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria)Cucurbitas more Alexandrino: elixatas cucurbitas exprimis, sale asparges, in patina compones. teres piper, cuminum, coriandri semen, mentam viridem, laseris radicem. suffundes acetum. adicies caryotam, nucleum, teres. melle, aceto, liquamine, defrito et oleo temperabis, et cucurbitas perfundes. cum ferbuerint, piper asparges et inferes. TranslationPress the water out of the boiled pumpkin, place in a baking dish, sprinkle with salt, ground pepper, cumin, coriander seed, green mint and a little laser root; season with vinegar. Now add date wine and pine nuts ground with honey, vinegar and broth, measure out condensed wine and oil, pour this over the pumpkin and finish in this liquor and serve, sprinkle with pepper before serving. Ingredients:1 gourd, courgette, small pumpkin or squash (eg butternut) [originally this would have been green Chinese squash, the only squash native to the Old World]pinch each of peppercorns, cumin and coriander ½, tsp grated ginger 3–4 mint leaves, shredded 50g dates, finely chopped 50g blanched almonds, finely chopped 3 tbsp cider vinegar 2 tbsp clear honey 60ml vegetable stock 4 tbsp Caroenum 20ml olive oil (or 25g butter) sea salt to taste Method:Cut the gourd, courgette or squash into chunks (use green Chinese squash if you want to be truly authentic). Place these into a steamer and cook until done. Place the cooked flesh into a muslin bag or a dishcloth and squeeze out the excess water. Transfer the remaining pulp to a saucepan. Whilst the squash is cooking, put the dried spices in a pestle and mortar and grind. Next add the mint and ginger, grinding to a smooth paste. Spoon this from the mortar and add to the cooked squash. Next add the dates, almonds and all the liquid ingredients, including the honey. Finally add the oil or butter and mix with the squash. Place the resulting mixture back on the heat and simmer gently for a few minutes for the flavours to combine. Serve immediately sprinkled with salt and black pepper. |
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