PULLUS VARDANUS (Chicken à la Varus)

(Apic. 6, 8, 11) Ingredients:

• 1.4 kg chicken thighs and drumsticks
• 3 tbsp Liquamen (or soya sauce)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 250 ml fruity white wine (eg chablis)
• white peppercorns
• 150 g pine nuts
• whites of two boiled eggs, mashed with a fork
• 60 ml cooking liquid
• 60ml/120ml milk

Instructions:
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Cook the chicken by placing in a roasting tin, covering with the Liquamen, olive oil and white wine. Cover with a lid and bake at 180°C for 90 minutes or until the chicken is done. Drain the cooking liquor and reserve. Meanwhile, add the peppercorns, pine nuts, and egg whites to a pan. Pour the remaining cooking liquor from the chicken into this along with 60ml milk (for a thick sauce) or 120ml milk for a more liquid sauce. Gently heat the mixture, stirring all the time. When it is thick enough place the chicken pieces on a plate and cover with the sauce.

 

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(Apic. 4, 5, 4) Ingredients:

• 1 kg firm ripe apricots or nectarines
• 200 ml white wine
• 250 ml Passum
• peppermint tea bag (portion for one cup)
• ground pepper
• Liquamen or salt
• cornstarch
• a little bit of vinegar
• honey

Instructions:
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Wash, cut and stone apricots. Put them with a little cold water in a pan. Pulverize ground pepper and dried mint (that's where the tea bag comes handy), add Liquamen or salt, honey, Passum, wine and vinegar. Pour into the pan with a little oil. Cook approximately 20 minu ... continue

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