Aliter Patina (Patina, Another Way)

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Aliter Patina (Patina, Another Way)

Aliter Patina (Patina, Another Way) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic vegetarian dish of lettuce cooked with pepper, stock, boiled wine, water and olive oil that's thickened with eggs before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Patina, Another Way (Aliter Patina).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian Recipes Ancient Roman Recipes

Original Recipe

Aliter Patina (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria) IV, ii, 3

Aliter patina: thyrsum lactucae teres cum pipere, liquamine, caroeno, aqua, oleo. coques, ovis obligabis. piper asparges et inferes.

Translation

Patina, Another Way: Pound lettuce stalks with pepper, stock, caroenum, water, and olive oil. Cook and thicken with eggs. Season with pepper and serve.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

1 head of lettuce, finely chopped
1/8 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
120ml vegetable stock
1 tbsp liquamen or Thai fish sauce
60ml caroenum
2 tbsp olive oil
2 egg yolks, beaten

Method:

Combine the lettuce, black pepper, vegetable stock, liquamen, caroenum and olive oil in a pan. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for 2 minutes.

Beat the egg yolks in a bowl, add a ladle of the lettuce stock to temper and whisk to combine before pouring the egg mix into the lettuce mix. Cook gently, whisking all the time, until thickened (do not boil or it will curdle). Season to taste with black pepper and serve immediately.
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