White Sauce for Roast Hare
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- pepper
- lovage
- cumin
- celery seed
- hard-boiled egg yolk
- liquamen (fermented fish sauce)
- wine
- oil
- vinegar
- onion
- oregano or savory
- wheat starch
Instructions
- Grind pepper, lovage, cumin, celery seed, and hard-boiled egg yolk; form the paste into a ball.
- Cook liquamen, wine, oil, a little vinegar, and chopped onion in a small pot; add the seasoning ball and stir with oregano or savory; thicken with wheat starch if needed.