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      • Hanoney – sipulimunakas
      • How to make a red cherry and rose torte – kirsikkapiiras
      • Lemon sauce – sitruunakastike
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      • Muscules in Shelle – simpukoita valkoviinissä
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      • Peris in Syrippe – päärynöitä viinisiirapissa
      • Perre – hernemuhennos
      • Pommesmoille – omenavanukas
      • Pottage of Rice – sahramilla maustettu riisipuuro
      • Ravioli for non-lenten times – lihapäivän ravioleja
      • Ryschewys closed – kuivahedelmänyytit
      • Salmon boyled – keitettyä lohta
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      • Sauce Verte – vihreä kastike
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Poached eggs in golden sauce 14th century style

04 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by Saara in 14th century, eggs, Forme of Cury, sauces

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Poached eggs in golden sauce…nom! It is a dish that is important to serve right away. When the eggs and the sauce cool it won’t taste as good. Living in the countryside, we have our own chickens but they are small cochin chickens that lay very small eggs. So three our small eggs are as big as two normal sized eggs. I am using our own eggs for cooking when ever we have them, which is almost all the time. Funny thing is that one would thought that the chicken stop laying eggs when it is dark and winter. Here in Finland it is really cold at the moment and winter is in its peak and we get eggs every day. I have moderated the recipe for normal sized eggs.

I cannot tell for sure how big the medieval chicken eggs were but there is some pictorial evidence like the one below (picture from Tacuinum sanitatis) where you can see that the eggs were probably same size than our modern day eggs that you can get from grocery store.

Suomenkielinen resepti löytyy yläpalkista!

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Picture from Tacuinum sanitatis 14th century -Wikimedia Commons

 

Pochee – poached eggs in golden sauce

Take ayrenn and breke hem in scaldyng hoot water and whan þei bene sode  ynowh take hem up and take zolkes of ayren and rawe mylke and swyng hem togydre, and do þerto powdour gyngur safroun and salt, set it ouere the fire, and lat it not boile, and take ayrenn isode & cast þe sew onoward & serue it forth.

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Serves 4

Poached eggs:

  • 4 eggs
  • water for boiling
  • splash of wine vinegar (to hold the egg better, this is only optional)

Sauce:

  • 2 normal sized egg yolks
  • 2 dl whole milk
  • pinch of ginger
  • pinch of saffron
  • salt for the taste

Make the poached eggs:

Break an egg to a glass gently so the yolk won’t break. Make poached eggs one by one. Bring the water boil in a large pot. When it is simmering nicely add wine vinegar (if you want, it will make the poaching easier but it is only optional) and make a whirlpool with your spatula. Drop the whole egg from the glass in the middle of the whirlpool. Let it simmer in a slowly boiling water for 3-4 minutes and take the egg away with a slotted spoon.

Make the sauce:

Whisk milk and egg yolks together for about a minute in a pot. Turn the heat on and keep whisking. Add saffron, ginger and salt. When the sauce starts to steam it is almost done. Keep whisking for couple of seconds and take the sauce away from the heat and keep whisking. Be careful not to boil the sauce. Serve hot with poached eggs.

Source

  • Forme of Cury, 1390

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    • Douce Ame
    • Espàrrecs – Asparagus with white wine
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    • Konkavelite – Cherry pudding
    • Llentilles
    • Llesques de formatge
    • Lumbard mustard
    • Morterol
    • Mushroom pies
    • Payne ragoun – pine nut candy
    • Pochee – poached eggs in golden sauce
    • Quince marmalade
    • Tart in Ymber Day
    • Turnips
  • 15th century
    • Arbolettys
    • Beef y-Stywyd
    • Blancmange
    • Brawune fryes
    • Bruet of Almaynne in lente
    • Chewettes
    • Chykonys in bruette
    • Congordes
    • Cyuele
    • Doucetes
    • Ffygey
    • Furmenty with Venison
    • Gyngerbrede – gingerbread
    • Hanoney
    • How to make a red cherry and rose torte
    • Lemon sauce
    • Lente ffrutours
    • Muscules in Shelle
    • Oyle Soppes
    • Peris in Syrippe
    • Perre
    • Pommesmoille
    • Pottage of Rice
    • Ravioli for non-lenten times
    • Ryschewys closed
    • Salmon boyled
    • Sauce for Stockfysshe in Another Maner
    • Sauce Verte
    • Sauge
    • Vyaund Leche
    • Zabaglone
  • 16th century
    • To grill gilthead – or to fry zander
  • Basic recipes/perusohjeet
    • Almond milk/ Mantelimaito
    • Basic dough recipe for pies and tarts/ Perusohje piirakkataikinalle
    • Pasta dough/ pastataikina
    • Powder douce
    • Powder fort
  • Reseptit
    • 1200 luku
      • A Type of Ahrash – mausteiset jauhelihapihvit
    • 1300 luku
      • Alberginies-munakoisorullat
      • Cormarye – porsaan paisti
      • De li sparaci – Parsaa sahramilla
      • Douce Ame – kanaa kermaisessa kastikkeessa
      • Espàrrecs – Parsaa valkoviinissä
      • For to make Furmenty – vehnäpuuro
      • Konkavelite – kirsikkavanukas
      • Kvittenimarmeladi
      • Llentilles-yrttinen linssipata
      • Llesques de formatge-paistettu juusto
      • Lumbard Mustard – sinappikastike
      • Morterol – Lihapata kaikenlaisista lihoista
      • Payne ragoun – pinjansiemenkarkit
      • Pochee – uppomunat kultaisessa kastikkeessa
      • Sienipiiraat
      • Tart in Ymber Day – paastopäivän sipulipiirakka
      • Turnips – paistetut nauriit
    • 1400 luku
      • Arbolettys – yrttijuustomunakokkeli
      • Beef y-Stywyd – mausteinen lihapata
      • Blancmange – valkoinen ruoka
      • Brawune fryes – paistettuja porsaan paloja
      • Bruet of Almaynne in lente – paastonajan mantelivanukas
      • Chewettes – pienet piiraat
      • Chykonys in bruette – kanaa oluessa haudutettuna
      • Congordes – kurpitsakeitto
      • Cyuele –mantelipannukakku
      • Doucetes – kermapiiras
      • Ffygey – viikunatahna
      • Furmenty with Venison – vehnäpuuroa riistalihan kera
      • Gyngerbrede- inkiväärikakku
      • Hanoney – sipulimunakas
      • How to make a red cherry and rose torte – kirsikkapiiras
      • Lemon sauce – sitruunakastike
      • Lente ffrutours – friteeratut omenat
      • Muscules in Shelle – simpukoita valkoviinissä
      • Oyle Soppes – olutsipulikeitto
      • Peris in Syrippe – päärynöitä viinisiirapissa
      • Perre – hernemuhennos
      • Pommesmoille – omenavanukas
      • Pottage of Rice – sahramilla maustettu riisipuuro
      • Ravioli for non-lenten times – lihapäivän ravioleja
      • Ryschewys closed – kuivahedelmänyytit
      • Salmon boyled – keitettyä lohta
      • Sauce for stockfysshe in another maner – saksanpähkinäkastike
      • Sauce Verte – vihreä kastike
      • Sauge – kanaa ja salviakastiketta
      • Vyaund leche – kaksivärinen juusto
      • Zabaglone – lämmin munaviinikeitto
    • 1500-luku
      • To grill gilthead – paistettua kalaa appelsiinin kera
  • Who?
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