Name: Sauce for Sardines II (Ius in Sarda II)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Roman
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp lovage seeds (or celery seeds); 1/2 tsp dried mint, crumbled; 2 tbsp onion, fried until soft; 2 tsp honey; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped

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Ius in Sarda II (Sauce for Sardines II)

Ius in Sarda (Sauce for Sardines) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic sauce of pepper, oregano and mint with onion in an olive oil vinaigrette base that is intended to be served with sardines. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Sauce for Sardines (Ius in Sarda).

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

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Original Recipe

Ius in Sarda (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria) IX, x, 4

Ius in sarda: piper, ligusticum, mentam aridam, cepam coctam, mel, acetum, oleum. perfundes, asperges ovis duris concisis.

Translation

Sauce for Sardines: Pepper, lovage, dried mint, cooked onion, honey, vinegar and olive oil. Pour over [the sardines] and garnish with sliced hard-boiled eggs.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 tsp lovage seeds (or celery seeds)
1/2 tsp dried mint, crumbled
2 tbsp onion, fried until soft
2 tsp honey
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped

Method:

Pound together the pepper, lovage (or celery) seeds, mint and fried onion in a mortar. Turn into a bowl and whisk in the olive oil and vinegar.

Arrange your sardines on a serving dish. Pour over the sauce, garnish with the chopped egg and serve.

Find more recipes from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria along with information on Apicius and his cookbook, all part of this site's Ancient Roman recipes collection.