Apicius (De Re Coquinaria) - List of Recipes
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Book 1: The Careful Housekeeper
- Fine Spiced Wine
- Honey Refresher for Travelers
- Roman Vermouth
- Rose Wine
- Violet Wine
- Rose Wine without Roses
- Liburnian Oil
- To Clarify Muddy Wine
- To Improve a Broth
- To Keep Meats Fresh without Salt for any Length of Time
- To Keep Cooked Sides of Pork or Beef or Tenderloins
- To Make Salt Meat Sweet
- To Keep Fried Fish
- To Keep Oysters
- Making a Little Laser Go a Long Way
- To Make Honey Cakes Last
- Spoiled Honey Made Good
- To Test Spoiled Honey
- To Keep Grapes
- To Keep Pomegranates
- To Keep Quinces
- To Preserve Fresh Figs... and Cherries
- To Keep Citron
- To Keep Mulberries
- To Keep Pot Herbs
- To Preserve Sorel or Sour Dock
- To Keep Truffles
- To Keep Hard-skinned Peaches
- Salts for many ills
- To Keep Green Olives
- Laser Flavor
- Another Laser
- Wine Sauce for Truffles
- Oxyporum
- Hypotrima
- Oxygarum, an aid to digestion
- Another Oxygarum
- Mortaria
- Cumin Sauce for Shellfish
- Another Cumin Sauce
Book 2: The Meat Minces
Chap. I Forcemeats, sausage, meat puddings, meat loaves.
- Minced Dishes
- Cuttle-fish Croquettes
- Lobster or Crabmeat Croquettes
- Liver Kromeskis
- Brain Sausage
- A Dish of Scallops (Scallop Forcemeat Balls)
- Another Kind of Kromeskis (Ancient Roman meat balls)
Chap. II Hydrogarum, spelt pudding and roux.
- Dumplings of Pheasant
- Dumplings and Hydrogarum
- Chicken Forcemeat
- Chicken Broth Another Style
- Plain Dumpling with Broth
- Rank of Dishes
- Potted Entrees
- Another Thick Entree Gravy
- Another Amulatum
- Spelt or Farina Pudding
Chap. III Sow's matrix, blood sausage.
- A Dish of Sow's Matrix
- Little Sausage
Chap. IV Lucanian sausage.
Chap. V Sausage.
- Sausage
- Another Sausage
- Another Sausage
- Round Sausage
Book 3: The Gardener
Chap. I To Boil All Vegetables Green.
- Vegetables, Pot Herbs
Chap. II Vegetable Dinner, Easily Digested.
- Vegetable Dinner, Easily Digested
- A Similar Dish
- Another Laxative
- Another Laxative
- Beets a la Varro
Chap. III Asparagus.
- Asparagus
Chap. IV Pumpkin, Squash.
- Pumpkin, Squash
- Pumpkin like Dasheens
- Pumpkin, Alexandrine Style
- Boiled Pumpkin
- Fried Pumpkin
- Another Way, Boiled and Fried
- Another Way, Mashed
- Pumpkin and Chicken
Chap. V Citrus Fruit, Citron.
- Citron
Chap. VI Cucumbers.
- Cucumbers
- Cucumbers Another Way
- Another Cucumber Recipe
Chap. VII Melon Gourd, Melon.
- Melon-Gourd and Melons
Chap. VIII Mallows.
- Mallows
Chap. IX Young Cabbage, Sprouts, Cauliflower.
- Young Cabbage, Sprouts
Chap. X Leeks.
- Leeks
- Leeks and Beans
Chap. XI Beets.
- Beets
Chap. XII Pot Herbs.
- Green Vegetables, Pot Herbs
Chap. XIII Turnips, Navews.
- Turnips or Navews
Chap. XIV Horseradish and Radishes.
- Radishes
Chap. XV Soft Cabbage.
- Soft Cabbage
- Another Mashed Green Vegetable
- Another Mashed Vegetable
- To Prevent Mashed Vegetables from Turning
Chap. XVI Field Herbs.
- Field Herbs
Chap. XVII Nettles.
- Nettles
Chap. XVIII Endive and Lettuce.
- Endives and Lettuce
- Lettuce Salad, Field Salad
- A Harmless Salad
Chap. XIX Cardoons.
- Cardoons
- Another Dressing for Cardoons
- Boiled Cardoons
Chap. XX Cow-Parsnips.
- Cow-parsnips
Chap. XXI Carrots and Parsnips.
- Carrots and Parsnips
Book 4: Many Ingredients
Chap. I Boiled Dinners.
- Boiled Dinner
- Apician Jelly
- Other Salacaccabia
Chap. II Dishes of Fish, Vegetables, Fruits, and so forth.
- Everyday Dish
- Another Dish, which can be Turned
- Vegetable and brain pudding
- Another Cold Asparagus and Figpecker Dish
- Another Asparagus Custard
- A Dish of Field Vegetables
- Elderberry Custard or Pie
- Rose Pie, Rose Custard or Pudding
- Pumpkin Pie
- Sprats or Smelts au Vin Blanc
- Smelt Pie, or, Sprat Custard
- A Rich Entree of Fish, Poultry and Sausage in Cream
- Apician Dish
- An Every-day Dish
- Nut Custard Turn-over
- Tyrotarica
- Salt Fish Balls in Wine Sauce
- Vegetable Dinner
- A Dish of Sardines
- Fine Ragout of Brains and Bacon
- Broiled Mullet
- A Dish of Any Kind of Salt Fish
- Another Fish Dish, with Onions
- A Lucretian Dish
- Stewed Lacertus Fish
- A Fish Stew
- Sole in White Wine
- Fish Liquor
- A Dish of Little Fish
- A Dish of Tooth Fish, Dory or Sea Mullet and Oysters
- Sea Bass, or Barracuda
- A Dish of Sorb-apple, hot or cold
- A Dish of Peaches
- A Dish of Pears
- A Dish of Sea-nettles
- A Dish of Quinces
Chap. III Finely Minced Dishes, or Isicia.
- A Mince of Sea Food
- Tarentine Minutal
- Apician Minutal
- Minutal a la Matius
- Sweet Minutal
- Minutal of Fruit
- Minutal of Hare's Livers
- Red Apple Minutal
Chap. IV Porridge, Gruel.
- Barley Broth, Pap, Porridge, Gruel
- Another Tisana
Chap. V Appetizing Dishes.
- 'Moveable' Appetizers
- Vegetable relish
- Stuffed Pumpkin Fritters
- Compote of early fruit
Book 5: Pulse
Chap. I Pulse, Meal Mush, Porridge, etc.
- Julian Meal Mush
- Gruel and Wine
- Milk Toast
- Honey Pap
Chap. II Lentils.
- Lentils and Cow-parsnips
- Lentils and Chestnuts
Chap. III Peas.
- Peas
- Peas Supreme Style
- IndianPeas
- Peas or Beans a la Vitellius
- A Tempting Dish of Peas
- Peas a la Vitellius
Chap. IV Beans or Peas in the Pod.
- Beans in the Pod
- Peas in the Pod Apician Style
- Simple Dish of Peas in the Pod
- Peas in the Pod a la Commodus
- Stuffed Chicken or Suckling Pig
Chap. V Barley Broth.
- Barley Broth
- Another Gruel
Chap. VI Green Beans, Baiaean Beans.
- Green Beans
- Beans Saute
- Mustard Beans
- Baiaean Beans
Chap. VII Fenugreek.
- The Herb Fenugreek
Chap. VIII Green String Beans and Chick-Peas.
- Green String Beans and Chick-peas
- Boiled, Sumptuously
Book 6: Birds
Chap. I Ostrich.
- Boiled Ostrich
- Another Ostrich Stew
Chap. II Crane or Duck, Partridge, Turtle Dove, Wood Pigeon, Squab and divers birds.
- Crane or Duck
- Another Way of Cooking Crane, Duck or Chicken
- Crane or Duck with Turnips
- Another Sauce for Crane or Duck
- Roast Crane or Duck
- Boiled Crane or Duck in Another Manner
Chap. III Partridge, Heathcock (Woodcock), Turtle Dove
- Partridge
- Sauce for Partridge, Heath-cock and Turtle-dove
Chap. IV Wood Pigeon, Squab [Domestic Fattened Fowl, Flamingo].
- Another Sauce for Boiled Birds
Chap. V Sauce for divers birds
- Sauce for Different Birds
- Another Sauce for Fowl
- White Sauce for Boiled Fowl
- Green Sauce for Fowl
- White Sauce for Boiled Goose
- Treatment of Strong Smelling Birds of Every Description
- Another Treatment of Odor
Chap. VI Flamingo.
- For Flamingo and Parrot
Chap. VII In Order That Birds May Not Be Spoiled
- To Prevent Birds from Spoiling
Chap. VIII Goose.
- Boiled Goose with Cold Apician Sauce
Chap. IX Chicken.
- Raw Sauce for Boiled Chicken
- Another Chicken
- Chicken Parthian Style
- Chicken Sour
- Guinea Hen
- Chicken with Laser
- Roast Chicken
- Boiled Chicken in its own Broth
- Chicken and Pumpkin
- Chicken and Dasheens
- Chicken a la Varus
- Chicken a la Fronto
- Creamed Chicken with Paste
- Stuffed Chicken or Pig
- Stuffed Capon Likewise
- Chicken and Cream Sauce
Book 7: The Gourmet
Chap. I Sow's Womb, Cracklings, Bacon, Tenderloin, Tails and Feet
- Spayed Sow's Womb
- Cracklings, Pork Skin, Tenderloin, Tails and Feet
- Grilled Sow's Womb
Chap. II Sow's Belly.
- Sow's Belly
- Stuffed Sow's Belly
Chap. III Fig-fed Pork.
- Wine Sauce for Fig-fed Pork
Chap. IV Tid-bits, Chops, Steaks.
- Ostian Meat Balls
- Apician Roulades
- Pork Cutlet, Hunter Style
- Tidbits Another Way
Chap. V Roasts.
- Roasting, Plain
- Another Style for Roasts
- Another Condiment for Roast
- Another Roast Sauce
- Roast Neck
Chap. VI Boiled and Stewed Meats.
- Sauce for All Boiled Dishes
- Sauce for Boiled Viands
- White Bread Sauce for Boiled Viands
- Another White Sauce for Boiled Viands
- White Sauce for Dainty Food
- Another White Sauce for Appetizers
- Sauce for Tidbits
- White Sauce for Tidbits
- Sauce for Tidbits
- Raw Dill Sauce for Boiled Fish
- Briny Sauce for Boiled Dish
Chap. VII Paunch.
- Pig's Paunch
Chap. VIII Loins and Kidneys.
- Roast Loins Made Thus
Chap. IX Pork Shoulder.
- Baked Picnic Ham Pork Shoulder, Fresh or Cured
- To Cook Pork Shoulder
- Fresh Ham
- Bacon, Salt Pork
Chap. X Livers and Lungs.
- Sheep Liver
- Another Way to Cook Lung
- A Hash of Liver
Chap. XI Home-made Sweets.
- Home-made sweets (Honeyed Dates)
- Another Sweetmeat
- Another Sweet Dish - 3 recipes (Aliter dulcia, Delian Sweets)
- Custard (Pine nut & honey pudding)
- Omelette soufflee (Tyropatinam)
- Cheese and Honey
Chap. XII Bulbs, Tubers.
- Bulbs
- Varro says of Bulbs
- Fried Bulbs
Chap. XIII Mushrooms.
- Morels
- For Morels
- Another Way of Cooking Morels
- Mushroom
- Another Style of Mushroom
- Another Way of Cooking Mushrooms
Chap. XIV Truffles.
- Truffles
Chap. XV Taros, Dasheens.
- Colocasium taro, dasheen
Chap. XVI Snails.
- Milk-fed Snails
- Another Way for Snails
Chap. XVII Eggs.
- Fried Eggs
- Boiled Eggs
- With Poached Eggs
Book 8: The Quadruped
Chap. I Wild Boar.
- Wild Boar is Prepared thus
- Another Way to Prepare Boar
- Another Way to Cook Sauce for Boar
- Make a Hot Sauce for Roast Boar thus
- Another Hot Sauce for Boar
- Sauce for Boiled Boar
- Cold Sauce for Boiled Boar
- Another Cold Sauce for Boiled Boar
- Another Sauce for Boar
- Shoulder of Boar is Stuffed in this Manner
Chap. II Venison.
- Sauce for Stag
- Venison Sauce
- Preparation of Venison
- Hot Sauce for Venison
- Marinade for Roast Venison
- Another Hot Sauce for Venison
Chap. III Chamois, Gazelle.
Chap. IV Wild Sheep.
- Sauce for Wild Goat
- Sauce for Roast Wild Goat
- Another Sauce for Wild Goat
- Sauce for Mountain Sheep
- Sauce for all Kinds of Game, Boiled or Roast
- Cold Sauce for Wild Sheep
Chap. V Beef and Veal.
- Veal Steak
- Veal or Beef with Leeks
- Fricassee of Veal
- Another Veal Fricassée
Chap. VI Kid and Lamb.
- Dainty dishes of kid or of lamb
- Another Lamb Stew
- Broiled Kid or Lamb Steak
- Roast Kid or Lamb
- Stuffed Boned Kind or Lamb
- Stuffed Kid or Lamb Another Way
- Raw Kid or Lamb
- Kid or Lamb à la Tarpeius
- Kid or Lamb Parthian Style
- Creamed Kid Flavored with Laurel
Chap. VII Pig.
- Suckling Pig Stuffed Two Ways
- The other dressing is made thus
- Another Suckling Pig
- Stuffed Boiled Suckling Pig
- Roast Suckling Pig with Honey
- Milk-fed Pig, Cold, Apician Sauce
- Suckling Pig a la Vitellius
- Suckling Pig a la Flaccus
- Suckling Pig, Laurel Flavor
- Suckling Pig à la Fronto
- Suckling Pig Stewed in Wine
- Pig a la Celsinus
- Roast Pig
- Pig a la Jardiniere
- Cold Sauce for Boiled Suckling Pig
- Smoked Pig a la Trajanus
- Milk-fed Pig
Chap. VIII Hare.
- Braised Hare
- The same, with a Different Dressing
- Stuffed Hare
- White Sauce for Hare
- Lights of Hare
- Lights of Hare, Another Way
- Hare in its own Broth
- Hare à la Passenianus
- Kromeskis of Hare
- Stuffed Hare
- Boiled Hare
- Spiced Sauce for Hare
- Sprinkled Hare
- Spiced Hare
Chap. IX Dormouse.
- Stuffed Dormouse
Book 9: The Sea
Chap. I Shellfish.
- Sauce for Shellfish
- Broiled Lobster
- Boiled Lobster with Cumin Sauce
- Another Lobster Dish — Mince of the Tail Meat
- Boiled Lobster
- Another Lobster Preparation
Chap. II Ray.
- A Sauce for Ray
- Boiled Ray
Chap. III Calamary.
- Calamary in the Pan
- Stuffed Calamary
Chap. IV Cuttlefish.
- Stuffed Sepia
- Boiled Cuttlefish
- Another Way to Cook Cuttlefish
Chap. V Polypus.
- Polypus
Chap. VI Oysters
- Oysters
Chap. VII All Kinds of Bivalves.
- All Kinds of Bivalves
Chap. VIII Sea Urchin.
- Sea Urchin
- Plain Boiled
- In Chafing Dish
- Salt Sea Urchin
Chap. IX Mussels.
Chap. X Sardines.
- Stuffed Sardine
- Another Preparation of Sardines
- Sauce for Sardines
- Another Sauce for Sardines
Chap. XI Fish Sauces.
- Sauce for Broiled Baby Tunny
- Sauce for Salt Sea-mullet
- Another Sauce for Salt Sea-mullet
- Sauce for Catfish, Baby Tunny and Tunny
- Sauce for Salt Red Mullet
- Fish Liver Pudding
Chap. XII Baian Seafood Stew.
- Baian Seafood Stews
Book 10: The Fisherman
- A Sauce Fines Herbes for Fried Fish
- Sauce for Boiled Fish
- Alexandrine Sauce for Broiled Fish
- Sauce for Broiled Conger
- Sauce for Horned Fish
- Sauce for Broiled Mullet
- Seasoning for Baby Tunny
- Sauce for Perch
- Seasoning for Redsnapper
- Sauce for Broiled Murena
- Sauce for Boiled Fish
- Sauce for Boiled Lacertus Fish
- Sauce for Broiled Fish
- Sauce for Tunny
- Sauce for Boiled Tunny
- Sauce for Broiled Tooth Fish
- Boiled Toothfish
- Sauce for Dory
- Sauce for Broiled Dory
- Sauce for Sea Scorpion
- Wine Sauce for Fish
- Sauce for Eel