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Porcellum Flaccianum
(Suckling Pig)

Origin: Roman      Period: Traditional

Original Recipe

Porcellum Flaccianum (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria)

Porcellum Flaccianum: porcellum ornas in modum apri, sale asperges et in furnum mittes. dum coquitur, adicies in mortarium piper, ligusticum, careum, apii semen, laseris radicem, rutam viridem, fricabis, suffundes liquamen, vino et passo temperabis. in caccabo cum olei modico ferveat. amulo obligas. porcellum coctum ab ossibus tanges, apii semen teres ita ut fiat pulvis, asperges et inferes.

Translation

The pig is garnished like wilid boar... Sprinkle with salt, place in the oven. While being done put in the mortar pepper, lovage, caraway, celery seed, laser root, green rue, and crush it, moisten with broth, wine and raisin wine to taste, put this in a sauce pan, adding a little oil, heat, bind with roux. The roast pig, free from bones, sprinkle with powdered celery seed and serve.

Ingredients:

1 suckling pig
a large pinch each of pepper, lovage (or chopped celery leaves), caraway seed, celery seed and rue
2 drops asafoetida essence
3 tsp liquamen
3 tbsp white wine
1 tbsp Passum
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp cornflour
ground celery seed to serve


Method:

Clean the pig, sprinkle with salt and roast at 180°C for 55 minutes per kg plus 50 minutes.

While the pig is cooking grind the herbs and spices together in a pestle and mortar. Add the asafoetida essence and the Liquamen to this, mixing it in well. Then blend in the wine and the passum. Place this sauce in a pan and bring to the boil. Thiken with two teaspoons of cornflour mixed with a little water. Add the juices from the pig to this sauce, bring back to the boil and simmer until thickened.

Pour the sauce over the pig and sprinkle with ground celery seeds before serving.

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