Terentine Minutal

This recipe for a minutal, a basic stew, is made with mince (Latin isicia) which was certainly an everyday ingredient. Other minutals are often made with cooked meat. It is a creamy and soft pottage, a true ‘comfort food’ in texture, while also having the subtle tang of celery and lovage. It is thickened with a special dried pastry known as tracta which means it’s a meal in itself: starch and m