Sicilian

Ingredients

• half a teaspoonful of coriander seeds
• four cloves
• three-quarters of a pint of good gravy
• a quarter of a pint of essence of ham
• half a lemon, cut into very thin slices
• three cloves of garlic whole
• a head of celery sliced
• two bay-leaves
• a little basil
• a glass of white wine

Method

1. 1

   Bruise coriander seeds and cloves.

2. 2

   Combine gravy and essence of ham in a stew-pan, add lemon, coriander, and cloves.

3. 3

   Boil, then add garlic, celery, bay leaves, and basil.

4. 4

   Reduce liquor by half, strain, and thicken with butter and flour if necessary.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The thorough good cook (1895) by George Augustus Sala, page 188. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sicilian. Bruise half a teaspoonful of coriander seeds and four cloves in a mortar. Put three-quarters of a pint of good gravy, and a quarter of a pint of essence of ham, into a stew- SAUCES. 347 pan. Peel half a lemon, cut it into very thin slices, and put it in with the coriander seeds and cloves. Let them boil up, and then add three cloves of garlic whole, a head of celery sliced, two bay-leaves, and a little basil. Let these boil till the liquor is reduced to half the quantity. Then put in a glass of white wine

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