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Isicia de Cauda Eius sic Facies (Make Lobster Tail Forcemeat Balls Thus)
Isicia de Cauda Eius sic Facies (Make Lobster Tail Forcemeat Balls Thus) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic dish of forcemeat balls made from lobster or crayfish tail meat seasoned with black pepper and bound with egg. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Make Lobster Tail Forcemeat Balls Thus (Isicia de Cauda Eius sic Facies).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Ancient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Aliter locusta: isicia de cauda eius sic facies: folium nocivum prius demes et elixas, deinde pulpam concides, cum liquamine, pipere et ovis isicia formabis.
Translation
Lobster, Another Way: Make lobster tail forcemeat balls thus: Remove the harmful flesh. Boil [the meat] and chop into small pieces. Then form into balls with liquamen, pepper and eggs.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
500g cooked lobster or crayfish tail meat, finely chopped
1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
3 tbsp liquamen (fish sauce)
1 egg, to bind
Method:
Chop the lobster or crayfish meats very finely. Place in a bowl, season with black pepper then moisten with the liquamen (fish sauce).
Beat the egg in a bowl, add to the lobster mixture and mix thoroughly to combine. Take tablespoons of the mixture and shape into balls. Heat olive oil or butter in a frying pan, add the lobster forcemeat balls and fry until golden brown all over and cooked through.
Serve hot..
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