Wild Boar in Myrtle-Berry Sauce
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- pepper
- lovage
- oregano
- myrtle berries
- coriander
- onions
- honey
- wine
- liquamen (fermented fish sauce)
- olive oil
- amulum (wheat starch)
Instructions
- Pound pepper, lovage, oregano, seeded myrtle berries, coriander, and onions.
- Add honey, wine, liquamen, and a little oil; heat and thicken with wheat starch.
- Pour over the oven-roasted boar. Use the same sauce for any game meat.