ISICIA OMENTATA (a kind of Roman Burgers)

(Apic. 2, 1, 7) Ingredients:

• 500g minced meat
• 1 french roll, soaked in white wine
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 50ml Liquamen (can be replaced by 1/2 tsp salt + a little white wine)
• some stone-pine kernels and green peppercorns
• a little Caroenum
• Baking foil

Instructions:
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Mix minced meat with the soaked french roll. Ground spices and mix into
the meat. Form small burgers and put pine kernels and peppercorns into
them. Put them into baking foil and grill them together with Caroenum.

 

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(Apic. 6, 8, 14) Ingredients:

• 1 fresh chicken (1–1.5kg)
• 300 g minced meat (half beef, half pork)
• 100 g finely-ground oats
• 2 eggs
• 250 ml white wine
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lovage
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp green peppercorns
• 50 g pine kernels
• Liquamen (to taste)

Instructions:
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Spread the oats on a baking tray and cook in a ... continue

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