Sauce-Persley-art - 3/3/17 "Sauce Persley" by Mistress Leoba of Lecelade. NOTE: See also the files: green-sauces-msg, Medvl-Sauces-art, sauces-msg, The-Saucebook-art, garlic-sauces-msg, camelne-sauce-msg, Murri-Project-art, murri-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This article was added to this set of files, called Stefan's Florilegium, with the permission of the author. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org Copyright to the contents of this file remains with the author or translator. While the author will likely give permission for this work to be reprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first or check for any permissions granted at the end of this file. Thank you, Mark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ You can find more from this author in her blog at: https://leobalecelad.wordpress.com Sauce Persley by Mistress Leoba of Lecelade Sauce percely. Take perceley, and grynde hit wiþ vynegre & a litel brede and salt, and strayne it þurgh a straynour, and serue it forþe. Ashmole MS. 1439, Sauces, Recipe 14. Parsley Sauce. Take parsley, and grind it with vinegar and a little bread and salt, and strain it through a strainer, and serve it forth. This is an excellent recipe to have around for those terrifying occasions when you are running a feast, extra people show up, and you realize the food you’re preparing won’t serve everybody. Parsley is easy to get hold of, and you will probably have the other ingredients to hand. Purchase some ready roasted chickens (like the one in the photograph below), and you should be OK. It’s also really tasty, so it’s a great one to include in any feast anyway. Ingredients 1 cup/bunch parsley leaves approx. 150mL wine vinegar approx. 20g breadcrumbs Salt to taste Method 1. Using a mortar and pestle or blender, pulverise the parsley, salt and vinegar to form a paste. Add more vinegar as necessary. 2. Add the breadcrumbs and continue to pulverise to mix everything together. 3. If you used the mortar and pestle, push through a rigid, fine mesh strainer to ensure the sauce is smooth. 4. Serve at room temperature. It goes well with any poultry or fish. Notes This is a recipe where using a mortar and pestle can actually be easier than a blender, and the end paste is generally mushy enough that passing it through a strainer is relatively easy (and results in a much smoother sauce). If you prefer to use power tools, I would recommend a stab mixer – the parsley tends to spin away from the blades of a blender too quickly. If you find the taste of the sauce too sour from the vinegar, you can add more breadcrumbs, or honey or lemon juice. Honey is sweet and will counteract the sourness. Lemon juice is also sour, but has a different flavour profile which also counters the vinegar. Don’t add water, which will just make the sauce runny without doing a thing about the vinegar. However, remember it’s going to be served with meat, and the extra tartness from the vinegar pairs well with most meats. Further Reading Austin, Thomas. Two Fifteenth Century Cookery Books. ------ Copyright 2017 by Christine Lawrie. . Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited. Addresses change, but a reasonable attempt should be made to ensure that the author is notified of the publication and if possible receives a copy. If this article is reprinted in a publication, please place a notice in the publication that you found this article in the Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan. Edited by Mark S. Harris Sauce-Persley-art 2 of 3