SC - Don't crush that dwarf - hand _me_ the pliers!
HICKS, MELISSA
HICKS_M at casa.gov.au
Tue Oct 26 16:19:24 PDT 1999
WHITE LEEK BRUET
Copyright 1999 L. J. Spencer, Jr.
>From Du Fait de Cuisine. Translated by Elizabeth Cook
(This bruet was vary well received. It is subtle yet delicious. Recommended).
Makes 8 servings.
TRANSLATION: To make white leeks, he who is in charge of them should arrange
that he has his leeks and slice them small and wash them very well and put to
boil. And take a good piece of salt chine of pork, and clean it very well and
put it to boil therewith; and when they are well boiled take them out onto
fair and clean tables, and let them save the broth in which they were boiled,
and let there be a good mortar full of blanched almonds, and then take the
broth in which the said leeks have boiled and draw up the almonds with it,
and if there is not enough of the said broth take beef or mutton broth -- and
take care that it is not too salty; and then afterward put your bruet to boil
in a fair and clean pot. And then take two fair and clean knives and chop
your leeks, and then take them and bray them in a mortar; and, being brayed,
put them into your broth, of almonds as much as water, to boil. And the leeks
being boiled, when it comes to the side board put your meat on fair serving
dishes and then the said broth of the said leeks put on top.
2 Leeks, white part only
1/4 lb. Salt pork, sliced thinly
1 cp. blanched Almonds, ground finely
Good broth (See Note)
Salt, to taste
1 cp. Almonds
1 cp. Water
Slice leeks into rounds. Rinse well to remove silt and sand. Put leeks into a
pot. Cover with water.
Rinse salt pork well. Add to leeks. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium
and continue cooking until leeks are tender and pork is cooked through.
Reserving stock, drain leeks. Measure reserved stock and add good broth to
make 1 qt. stock. Bring stock to a boil. Turn off heat. Mix almonds with
stock. Salt to taste.
Separate pork from leeks then using 2 knives finely chop leeks. Mash leeks in
a mortar. Stir leeks into broth. (You can eliminate chopping if a food
processor is used for this step.) Add leeks to stock and pour over meat. Add
almonds and water. Simmer 20 minutes. Pour leek mixture over salt pork.
Serve.
Ras
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