Raphioles
Uploaded by: Russell
Author: PERIOD: England, 14th century | SOURCE: Forme of Cury | CLASS: Authentic
Prep Time: 35
Cooking Time: 35
Servings: 6
User Rating: 3
Ingredients:
Pork liver
# Powder fort - a Medieval blend of strong spices, almost always containing pepper (and never sugar)
Eggs - beaten
One nine-inch pie shell in pan.
Sausage Casings (a substitute for the sheep's caul)
Ginger
# Powder douce - this was a Medieval blend of sweet spices, almost always containing sugar & cin
Bacon fat
Cheese - finely grated.
Lard or suet - finely diced into small cubes.
Egg yolks - beaten.
Unseasoned white bread crumbs
Saffron
Directions:
Take swine livers and boil them well, take bread and grate it; and take yolks of eggs, & make it supple, and do there-to a little lard carved like a dice, cheese grated, & white grease, powder douce & of ginger, & wind it to balls as great as apples. Take the caul of the swine & cast ever by himself there-in. Make a crust in a pan, & lay the balls there-in, & bake it; and when they be enough, put there-in a layer of eggs with powder fort and saffron and serve it forth.
Modern Direction
Boil the liver until very tender; drain. Mash or purée the liver as fine as possible, then blend with the egg yolks, bread crumbs, lard, cheese, and a little bacon grease. Season with the powder douce & ginger. The mixture needs to be smooth but thick enough to mold. Make balls from this mixture, about the size of small apples. Use the casings to make individual sausages from the balls, being sure to keep the round shape. Place the balls in the pie shell, completely filling it. Bake the pie in a hot oven until done - the crust will begin to turn brown. Remove the pie from the oven, then completely coat the top with beaten egg seasoned with the powder fort and saffron. Return this to the hot oven for a few seconds for the egg to cook - be careful not to overcook as the egg will turn brown, and you want it to keep a yellow color. (If you can't find saffron, use a few drops of yellow food coloring instead). Serve it forth! |
