Aliter Coliclos V (Stalks, Another Way, V) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic dish of cabbage and/or stalks (eg sprouting broccoli) cooked in stock, oil, wine and cumin that's garnished with black pepper, chives, cumin and coriander leaves and served in a spelt flour, pine nut and raisin sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Stalks, Another Way, V (Aliter Coliclos V).
For the Sauce:
3 tbsp spelt flour
200ml milk
40g raisins
30g toasted pine nuts, finely chopped
Method:
Combine the vegetable stock, wine, olive oil and cumin in a pan. Add the cabbage and sprouting broccoli, bring to a simmer, cover and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the greens are just tender.
When cooked, stir the black pepper, chives, ground cumin and coriander leaves into the greens.
In the meantime, whisk the spelt flour with water (about 60ml) to form a smooth slurry. Combine the milk and raisins in a pan and bring to a simmer then whisk in the spelt flour slurry. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until thickened then add the pine nuts.
Turn the greens into a serving dish, pour over the spelt flour sauce and serve.
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