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Vulvae [et] Steriles (Sterile Sow's Womb)

Vulvae Steriles (Sterile Sow's Womb) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic dish of sow's womb (substituted here by tripe) served in a black pepper, beef stock and spiced wine sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Vulvae Steriles (Sterile Sow's Womb).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

300 minutes

Total Time:

320 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Beef RecipesVegetable RecipesAncient Roman Recipes

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Original Recipe


Vulvae Steriles (from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria) VII, i, 4


Vulvae steriles: piper, liquamine et condito modico adponis.

Translation



Sterile Sow's Womb: Serve with pepper, stock and a little spiced wine.

Modern Redaction

Ingredients:

For the Tripe:
500g prepared tripe, sliced
4 onions, halved
200ml milk
water

For the Sauce:
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
350ml beef stock
150ml spiced wine (eg Extraordinary Spiced Wine
1 tsp liquamen (fish sauce)

Method:

Wash and clean the tripe and remove any fat. Place in a pan with the onions and milk then pour in enough water to cover the tripe by at least 3cm. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer then cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and cook slowly for 4 hours, or until the trip is very tender.

When the tripe is almost done, combine the black pepper, beef stock, spiced wine and liquamen in a pan. Drain the tripe and place, along with the onions, in this sauce. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 60 minutes, or until the tripe is completely tender.

When done, turn into a bowl 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.