All-Purpose Sauce for Boiled Meat
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- pepper
- lovage
- oregano
- rue
- silphium (silfium)
- dried onion
- wine
- caroenum (must reduced by a third)
- honey
- vinegar
- oil
Instructions
- Combine pepper, lovage, oregano, rue, silphium and dried onion with wine, caroenum, honey, vinegar and a little oil.
- Drain the boiled meat and press it dry with a cloth, then pour the sauce over.