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Isicium Simplex (Plain Forcemeats)
Isicium Simplex (Plan Forcemeats) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic stock of fish sauce, water, celery and black pepper in which to cook plain forcemeat dumplings. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Plain Forcemeats (Isicium Simplex).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
25 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Sauce RecipesSpice RecipesVegetable RecipesAncient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Isicium simplex: ad unum liquaminis acetabulum aquae septem mittes, modicum apii viridis, triti piperis cochleare. isiciola incoques, et sic ad ventrem solvendum dabis. hydrogaro faeces conditi addes.
Translation
Plain Forcemeats: To 60ml of fish-sauce add 120ml water, a little fresh celery, and a spoonful of ground pepper. [Use this] to cook the forcemeat dumplings. This recipe will promote regularity. The lees of spiced wine can be added.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
300g
Mussel Forcemeat
60ml fish sauce
240ml water
90g celery sticks, very finely chopped
1 tsp freshly-ground
black pepper
spiced wine sediments (optional)
Method:
Prepare the mussel forcemeat according to the recipe and shape into small balls.
Combine the fish sauce, water, celery, black pepper and wine sediments in a pan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes then carefully add the forcemeat balls.
Continue cooking for about 20 minutes, or until done through then ladle into a bowl and serve.
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