[Sca-cooks] juniper berries in period recipes?

[Jane Boyko]

For all who are interested.  Again I am not saying this is a period recipe.  
I served this at a event which had a hunting theme.  Wild boar was too 
expensive to purchase.


Roast Pork (Wild Game Style) (p 71-72 Traditional Polish Cooking)

3 lbs lean roast pork
2 large onions, sliced
½ c dry white wine
juice of large lemon
20 lightly crushed juniper berries
10 grains pepper
10 grains pimento (all spice)
2 cloves
1 bay leaf

Mix all ingredients and pour over pork which has two sliced onions, and 
marinate for as long as possible.  Remove meat from marinade and set marinade 
aside.  (I used a large Ziplock bag and had the pork in the marinade for 
almost 2 days).  I did it up on the Thursday night and cooked it in the 
afternoon.

After removing from marinade rub with salt and leave for one hour in a cool 
place.  Fry meat in heated lard until browned on all sides.  Place in oven 
and roast slowly in medium heat (350).  During roasting baste with own sauce, 
if there isn't enough sauce use leftover marinade.  After one hour add 1 
large sliced onion.  

Sauce
Using the pan juices, strained, add 1 tsp flour to pan and heat gently until 
thickened.  Add 1 tbsp cherry preserves to gravy as it is thickening.  Simmer 
for 10 minutes no more.




On 10/22/2003 09:43 am, Olwen the Odd wrote:
> Yes, I would like the recipe.
> O
>
> >I crushed them as much as I could.  If I remember correctly I used a
> > mortar and pestal.  Next time I think I would use a hammer.
> >
> >I should still have the recipe if you want it.
> >
> >Marina
> >
> >On 10/21/2003 11:11 am, Harris Mark.S-rsve60 wrote:
> > > Marina answered me with:
> > > >>> They are also very nice mixed with white wine in a marinade for
> >
> >roast
> >
> > > >>> pork.
> > >
> > > (also not period) <<<
> > >
> > > So, do you put them in whole or crush them?
> > >
> > > Stefan
>
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