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Aliter Ius in Mugile Salso (Another Sauce for Salted Grey Mullet)
Aliter Ius in Mugile Salso (Another Sauce for Salted Grey Mullet) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic sauce of pepper, oregano, colewort (or mustard) and mint with onion in an olive oil vinaigrette base that is intended to be served with grey mullet. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Another Sauce for Salted Grey Mullet (Aliter Ius in Mugile Salso).
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
15 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Sauce RecipesSpice RecipesHerb RecipesAncient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Aliter ius in mugile salso: piper, origanum, erucam, mentam, rutam, calvam, caryotam, mel, oleum, acetum et sinape.
Translation
Another Sauce for Salted Grey Mullet: Pepper, oregano, colewort, mint, rue, filbert nuts, dates, honey, olive oil, vinegar and mustard.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 tsp dried
oregano, crumbled
1 tsp dried mint, crumbled
pinch of
rue (or
rosemary)
2 tbsp finely-chopped hazelnuts
2 tbsp dates, finely chopped
2 tsp runny honey
1/8 tsp colewort (or mustard powder)
1/8 tsp mustard powder
80ml extra-virgin olive oil
40ml white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
Method:
Pound together the pepper, oregano, mint , rue, colewort and mustard powder in a mortar. Pound the dates to form a paste then turn into a bowl and whisk in the honey, white wine vinegar, olive oil and white wine.
Arrange your cold, cooked fish (originally salted grey mullet would have been used) on a serving dish. Pour over the sauce and serve.
Find more recipes from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria along with information on Apicius and his cookbook, all part of this site's Ancient Roman recipes collection.
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