Aliter Laseratum (Another Hing Sauce)

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Aliter Laseratum (Another Hing Sauce)

Aliter Laseratum (Another Hing Sauce) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe originally used laser or silphium (asafoetida, known as hing in Indian cuisine); the sauce itself is a mix of spices and herbs in a honey, vinegar and stock base; which makes an excellent sauce for meat. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Another Hing Sauce (Aliter Laseratum).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

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Original Recipe

Aliter Laseratum (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria) I, XXX, 2

Aliter: piper, careum, anethum, petroselinum, mentam siccam, silfi, folium, malabathrum, spicam Indicam, costum modicum, mel, acetum, liquamen.

Translation

Another Hing Sauce
Another Way: [Mix] pepper, caraway, aniseed, parsley, dried mint, silphium, bayleaf, cinnamon, spikenard, a little costmary, honey, vinegar and liquamen.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
pinch of ground caraway seeds
pinch of ground aniseed
1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1/2 tsp dried mint, crumbled
pinch of asafoetida powder (hing)
pinch of ground cinnamon
pinch of ground costmary (or mint)
1 bayleaf
1 tsp runny honey
1 tsp white wine vinegar
150ml liquamen

Method:

Grind together the pepper, caraway, aniseed, mint, asafoetida, cinnamon and costmary in a mortar. Add the parsley and grind in to combine.

Combine the liquamen, 100ml water, honey and vinegar in a pan then scrape in the spice and herb blend and add the bayleaf. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes to reduce slightly. Remove the bayleaf and serve to accompany meats.
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