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Dodra (Nine-part Sauce)

Dodra (Nine-part Sauce) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a sauce made of nine ingredients that can be served with either meat or fish. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Dodra.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating:

Tags : Sauce RecipesHerb RecipesBread RecipesAncient Roman Recipes

Ausonius (Decimus Magnus Ausonius) was a Gaulish poet and rhetorician from Burdigala (Bordeaux) who lived from 310–395 CE. He is most famous in that his writings give evidence of large-scale viniculture in the now-famous wine country around his native Bordeaux.

Original

Translation

'I am called nine-part sauce'
'Why is that?'
'I have nine ingredients.'
'What are they?'
'Stock, water, honey, wine, bread, pepper, herbs, olive oil, salt.'

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

Half a vegetable stock or bouillon cube
1 tbsp white wine
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp clear honey
A handful of chopped fresh parsley, thyme and oregano
75g white bread
A pinch of salt and pepper.

Method:

Finely chop the herbs. Remove the crust from the bread. Bring 150ml of water to the boil and dissolve the stock cube in this. Add the bread to this and allow to soak for a few minutes.

Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper then serve warm.