Recipe for pullum elixum ex iure suo
(Chicken in Its Own Broth)
By Apicius VI-VIII-8
Original recipe: PULLUM ELIXUM EX IURE SUO teres piper, cuminum, thymi modicum, feniculi semen, mentam, rutam, laseris radicem, suffundis acetum, adices caryotam et teres; melle, aceto, liquamine et oleo temperabis, et in pullum refrigeratum et siiccatum mittis; quem perfusam inferes
Translation: Crush pepper, cumin, a little thyme, fennel seed, mint, rue, laser root, moistened with vinegar, add fig dates; work well and make it savory with honey, vinegar, broth and oil to taste: the boiled chicken properly cleaned and dried with the towel is masked with this sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 boiling chicken
- A pinch of each of the following:
- Pepper
- cumin
- thyme
- fennel seeds
- mint
- rue
- 1 drop asafoetida essence
- 2 tbsp (30ml) vinegar
- 4 oz (100g) stoned dates
- 1 tbsp (15ml) honey
- 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil
- 1 tsp (5ml) garum
Preparation
- Put the chicken in a saucepan.
- Cover with water and simmer gently for 2½-3 hours until thoroughly cooked. Dry well.
- Grind the pepper, cumin, thyme, fennel seed, mint and rue in a bowl and moisten with a drop of asafoetida essence.
- Add the vinegar and dates and pound until well blended.
- Stir in the honey, oil and garum.
- Pour over the chicken and serve either hot or cold.
