Forcemeat-Stuffed Sow's Wombs
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- sow's wombs
- pepper
- cumin
- leek-heads
- rue
- liquamen (Roman fermented fish sauce)
- pounded meat
- pepper grains
- pine nuts
- oil
- leeks
- dill
Instructions
- Pound pepper and cumin; mix two cleaned short leek-heads, rue, and liquamen into well-pounded meat.
- Grind again until mixable, then work in whole pepper grains and pine nuts.
- Press the mixture into a well-washed sow's womb.
- Cook in water, oil, liquamen, a bundle of leeks, and dill.