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A Wooden Mortar and a Stone Mortar Two of the Numerous Kinds Photo by: Lord-Williams |
Gourmet cooks in the Middle Ages preferred for mashing specific ingredients in mortars made of one material or another such as bronze, copper, tin and wood. In the Maragato region of León for example a walnut mortar with a handle has been used to mash garlic over the centuries. See morteruelo.
[Ares. “La Comidas. 1994:92; ES: Carroll-Mann. Guisados 2-art. Jun 6, 01:ftn 26; Nola: 1989:xviii-5; and Sánchez-Albornoz. 2000:130:198]
See blog titled almirez,
published August 22, 2011 for different types of mortars.
Ingredients
1 chicken or partridge
Sauce:
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Chicken Wings with Coriander Sauce A Unique Treat Photo by: Lord-Williams |
⅔ c peeled almonds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ginger
scrapings
½ tsp ground cloves
2 oranges
1 lb white grapes
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Preparation
Cook or roast chicken or partridge.
Wash and mash coriander seeds in a mortar.
Boil almonds in water. Peel and grind in a
mortar with coriander. Add spices. When well ground blend with juice from the
oranges and that from the grapes. Cook over low heat until the sauce is sweet
and sour and gray.
Before serving, garnish with a mixture of sugar
and cinnamon. Serve with chicken or partridge.
[1] Sugar was added as the sauce is too bitter for modern palates.
[1] Sugar was added as the sauce is too bitter for modern palates.
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