Leek and Beets with Oenogarum

Apicius 3.2.1

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cooking Apicius

By Sally Grainger

Published 2006

  • About

This sweet oenogarum has cumin and raisin wine in a more intense combination of flavours that goes well with beetroot and leek.

Ingredients

  • 250 g raw beetroot
  • 250 g trimmed leek
  • 1 tbsp

Method

Scrub the beetroots and trim them top and bottom without cutting through into the body of the root. Boil them in water until tender and then cool sufficiently to peel and chop them into chunks. Trim the leeks and slice into a similar size. Steam or boil the leeks until cooked, reheat the beets and combine the two at the last minute. Blend the passum and fish sauce and add the roasted and