Kid or Lamb, Tarpeian Style
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- kid or lamb
- pepper
- rue
- savory
- onion
- thyme
- liquamen (fermented fish sauce)
- dates
- wine
- caroenum (reduced sweet grape must)
- olive oil
Instructions
- Before cooking, truss and sew the kid; season it with pepper, rue, savory, onion, and a little thyme.
- Wash it with liquamen and let it soften in the oven or in an oiled pan.
- Once cooked, pour over a pounded paste of savory, onion, rue, dates, liquamen, wine, caroenum, and oil.
- When it has absorbed the paste, plate it, sprinkle with pepper, and serve.