Name: Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked Fish (Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Roman
Ingredients: 1kg fish, baked in the oven; 1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper; 1 tsp lovage seeds; 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped; 4 tbsp seedless raisins; 60ml white wine; 2 tbsp passum; 1 tbsp liquamen; 1 tbsp olive oil; 250ml fish stock

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Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso (Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked Fish)

Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso (Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked Fish) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic sauce of pepper, lovage, coriander and raisins in a wine, passum, stock and olive oil base that's intended to be served with baked fish. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked Fish (Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso).

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Sauce Recipes Spice Recipes Ancient Roman Recipes

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Original Recipe

Aliter Ius Alexandrinum in Pisce Asso (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria) X, i, 7

Aliter ius Alexandrinum in pisce asso: piper, ligusticum, coriandrum viridem, uvam passam enucleatam, vinum, passum, liquamen, oleum, et coques.

Translation

Another Alexandrine Sauce for Baked Fish: [Blend] pepper, lovage, fresh coriander, seedless raisins, wine, passum, liquamen and olive oil. Cook.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

1kg fish, baked in the oven

1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 tsp lovage seeds (or celery seeds)
1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
4 tbsp seedless raisins
60ml white wine
2 tbsp passum
1 tbsp liquamen (fish sauce)
1 tbsp olive oil
250ml fish stock

Method:

Combine the black pepper, lovage (or celery) seeds and coriander leaves in a mortar. Pound to grind then work in the raisins and pound together. Mix in the white wine, passum and fish sauce then turn into a pan and whisk in the olive oil and fish stock. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook gently for about 25 minutes, or until thickened.

Carefully transfer the fish to a serving dish, pour over the sauce and serve immediately.

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