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Secrets Of Lost Empires Ancient Roman Seasoned Mussels Recipe
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Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 3 months, 1 week ago
With an empire that spanned both sides of the the Mediterranean Sea, Romans often feasted on seafood. Romans might salt, smoke, or pickle their fish, or even preserve it with honey. This recipe for seasoned mussels, though, calls for just a simple co... More
Prep:10m Cook:25m Servings:4
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Ingredients
- Ancient Roman Seasoned Mussels Recipe
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- For mussels: Garum, chopped leek, cumin, passum, savory, and wine. Dilute this mixture with water and cook the mussels in it.
- - Apicius, reprinted from A Taste of Ancient Rome
Directions
- Modern Seasoned Mussels Recipe (serves 4)
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- 40-50 mussels
- 2 tablespoons garum
- 1/2 cup wine
- 1/2 cup passum (a modern version of this raisin wine is the Italian dessert wine Vin Santo)
- 1 leek, chopped
- 1 handful of fresh cumin and savory, minced
- Wash the mussels thoroughly to remove the sand, then boil them in sufficient water to cover, along with the remaining ingredients.
- - reprinted from A Taste of Ancient Rome
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danadooley 3 months, 1 week ago said:
... and I'm here to get an education lol Actually, I kinda like this one :)
mystic_river1 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Dana a lot of people like history with their recipes..I am thrilled that you approve the mussels
trigger 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Mystic, the historic reference is an extra gift to the true cook. I get a belly full of decadence and my head full of knowledge whenever I come over. They both make great conversation at the dinner table, bring it on I love it all.
Michael